Where does “prasada” come from?

prasada (Balinese) comes from Old Javanese prāsāda, from Sanskrit प्रासाद, from Sanskrit प्रसद्, from Sanskrit सद्, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

prasada (Balinese): temple

Definitions

  1. temple

Ancestry of “prasada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javaneseprāsādalofty building
2Sanskritप्रासादa lofty seat or platform for spectators, terrace;...
3Sanskritप्रसद्to fall into the power of
4Sanskritसद्to sit down
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Sanskrit सद् →Every word from Sanskrit प्रसद् →