Where does “*उत्काङ्क्षा” come from?

*उत्काङ्क्षा (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit उद्, from Sanskrit वृत्, from Sanskrit अन, from Sanskrit अन्, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

Ancestry of “*उत्काङ्क्षा”, step by step

*उत्काङ्क्षा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit उद्

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	उद्	upon, upwards
2	Sanskrit	वृत्	to turn, to rotate
3	Sanskrit	अन	breath, respiration
4	Sanskrit	अन्	to breathe
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₂enh₁‑	to breathe

via Sanskrit काङ्क्षा

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	काङ्क्षा	wish, desire, inclination
2	Sanskrit	काङ्क्ष्	to desire
3	Proto-Indo-European	ḱenk-	to hang

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Sanskrit अन् →Every word from Sanskrit अन →