ݙیکھݨ

Saraiki

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-

Sanskrit दृश् (dṛś)der.

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *pró

Proto-Indo-European *pro-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *pra-

Sanskrit प्र- (pra-)

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷsder.

Sanskrit ईक्ष॑ते (ī́kṣate)

Sanskrit प्रेक्ष॑ते (prékṣate)influ.?

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dekhati)

Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (dĕkkhaï)

Saraiki ݙیکھݨ (ḏekhṇ)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (dĕkkhaï), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dekhati), from Sanskrit दृश् (dṛś), from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-. Cognate with Hindustani देखना (dekhnā) / دیکھنا (dekhnā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɗeː.kʰəɳ/

Verb

ݙیکَھݨ (ḏekhaṇ) (transitive)

1. to see, look, watch
2. to consider, ponder