English
Iccha
Iccha comes from Sanskrit इच्छा ‘desire, will, wish’, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂isḱéti ‘to be seeking, searching’, and ultimately from *h₂eys-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eys-‘to search’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂isḱéti‘to be seeking, searching’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*Hišćáti‘to wish, desire, seek’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEइच्छतिicchati‘to wish, desire’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEइच्छाicchā‘desire, will, wish’
- EnglishtodayIccha
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eys-‘to search’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂isḱéti‘to be seeking, searching’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*Hišćáti‘to wish, desire, seek’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEइच्छतिicchati‘to wish, desire’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEइच्छाicchā‘desire, will, wish’
- EnglishtodayIccha
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eys- ‘to search’
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂isḱéti ‘to be seeking, searching’
Today it means
name A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eys- / Iccha