Sanskrit origin
Source-reportedBorrowed from Sanskrit दीपक (dīpaka), from दीप (dīpa, “lamp, light”) + -क (-ka, diminutive suffix). Cognate with Hindi दीपक (dīpak), Urdu دِیپَک (dīpak). Doublet of ਦੀਵਾ (dīvā).
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: ਦੀਪਕCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

