Where does “پشچم” come from?

پشچم (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit पश्चिम, from Sanskrit पश्चा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pasčaH, from Proto-Indo-European *pos-kʷéh₁.

پشچم (Urdu): west{{cite-web

Definitions

  1. west{{cite-web

Ancestry of “پشچم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपश्चिमwest, western
2Sanskritपश्चाbehind; after, later; westward
3Proto-Indo-IranianpasčaH—
4Proto-Indo-European*pos-kʷéh₁—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *pos-kʷéh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pasčaH →Every word from Sanskrit पश्चा →