Etymology

Akanksha

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Today it means: A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. Full definition →

Sanskrit आकाङ्क्षा (ākāṅkṣā) ← Proto-Indo-European *kenk- ← Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH
  3. Sanskritआ (ā)
  4. Sanskritआ- (ā-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*kenk-
  6. Sanskritकाङ्क्ष् (kāṅkṣ)
  7. Sanskritकाङ्क्षा (kāṅkṣā)
  8. Sanskritआकाङ्क्षा (ākāṅkṣā)
  9. English todayAkanksha

Borrowed from Sanskrit आकाङ्क्षा (ākāṅkṣā).

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