Where does “ناکام” come from?

ناکام (Urdu) comes from Urdu کام, from Sanskrit काम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- — to desire, wish.

ناکام (Urdu): failed

Definitions

  1. failed

Ancestry of “ناکام”, step by step

ناکام traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu کام

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduکامemployment; job; work
2Sanskritकामwish, desire, longing; love, affection, object of...
3Proto-Indo-IraniankáHmaswish, desire
4Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂-mo-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish

via Urdu نا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduناnot; no
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀡—
3Sanskritनno, not; no, not, none, no one, nothing, never,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniannáno, not
5Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas →