Where does “پکا” come from?
پکا (Urdu) comes from Prakrit 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀓, from Sanskrit पक्व, from Sanskrit पचति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan páćati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian páčati, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.
پکا (Urdu): mature, ripe; cooked; strong, substantial;...
Definitions
- mature, ripe; cooked; strong, substantial;...
Ancestry of “پکا”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Prakrit | 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀓 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पक्व | cooked, roasted, baked; baked, cooked, roasted;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पचति | to cook, bake, roast, boil; to cook anything out... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | páćati | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | páčati | to cook |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |