Etymograph

English

Sameeksha

Sameeksha comes from Sanskrit समीक्षा ‘review’, from ईक्षा ‘sight, viewing’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- ‘to see’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ekʷ-‘to see’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ókʷs‘eye’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃i-h₃kʷsreconstructedsecondary present formation of *h₃ókʷs
  4. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEईक्ष्īkṣ‘to see’
  5. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEईक्षा‘sight, viewing’
  6. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEसमीक्षाsamīkṣā‘review’
  7. EnglishtodaySameeksha

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ekʷ-‘to see’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ókʷs‘eye’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃i-h₃kʷsreconstructedsecondary present formation of *h₃ókʷs
  4. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEईक्ष्īkṣ‘to see’
  5. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEईक्षा‘sight, viewing’
  6. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEसमीक्षाsamīkṣā‘review’
  7. EnglishtodaySameeksha

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- ‘to see’

eye, optics, oculus, ocular, ogle, inoculation, monocle, synoptic, awk, inoculate, doily, 38 more

through Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs ‘eye’

anthropology, anthropoid, 6 more

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 *h₃ekʷ- / Sameeksha