स्पश्
Sanskrit
noun
Definitions
- a spy
- one who looks or beholds; a watcher
- a messenger
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *spáṭṣ inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *spáćš inherited from Proto-Indo-European *spéḱs (observer, watcher, spy).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*spéḱs
Gloss
observer, watcher, spy
Kanji
偵
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Spygate English
- antispy English
- bespy English
- counterspy English
- cyberspy English
- spiest English
- spieth English
- spy English
- spyboat English
- spycam English
- spycatcher English
- spycatching English
- spycraft English
- spydom English
- spyess English
- spyglass English
- spyhole English
- spyhop English
- spyism English
- spyless English
- spylike English
- spymaster English
- spymistress English
- spyplane English
- spyproof English
- spyware English
- superspy English
- auspex Latin
- auspicium Latin
- auspicor Latin
- auspice Italian
- *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *spéḱs Proto-Indo-European
- スパイ Japanese
- spien Middle English
- espiya Cebuano
- *spáćš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- 스파이 Korean
- *spáṭṣ Proto-Indo-Aryan