Where does “𑀳𑀻𑀭” come from?
𑀳𑀻𑀭 (Sauraseni Prakrit) comes from Sanskrit हीरक, from Sanskrit क, from Sanskrit कम्, from Sanskrit काम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- — to desire, wish.
Ancestry of “𑀳𑀻𑀭”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | हीरक | a diamond |
| 2 | Sanskrit | क | interrogative pronoun; who, what, which; a name;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कम् | to wish, desire, long for; to love, be in love... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | काम | wish, desire, longing; love, affection, object of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | káHmas | wish, desire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kóh₂-mo-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂- | to desire, wish |