Where does “prasad” come from?
prasad (English) comes from Hindi प्रसाद, from Sanskrit प्रसाद, from Sanskrit प्रसद्, from Sanskrit सद्, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.
prasad (English): Food used as a religious offering
Definitions
- Food used as a religious offering
Ancestry of “prasad”, step by step
prasad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi प्रसाद
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | प्रसाद | a type of food that is served as a religious... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | प्रसाद | clearness, brightness, pellucidness, purity;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | प्रसद् | to fall into the power of |
| 4 | Sanskrit | सद् | to sit down |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |
via Bulgarian присад
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | присад | — |