Where does “ప్రతిచర్య” come from?
ప్రతిచర్య (Telugu) comes from Telugu ప్రతి, from Sanskrit प्रति, from Pali kamma, from Sanskrit कर्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
ప్రతిచర్య (Telugu): reaction
Ancestry of “ప్రతిచర్య”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | ప్రతి | A Sanskrit particle, prefixed to words of that... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | प्रति | towards; back; against |
| 3 | Pali | kamma | doing, deed, action; work, occupation; karma |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कर्मन् | act, action, performance, business; office,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kárma | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kárma | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |