Where does “prasada” come from?

prasada (English) comes from Sanskrit प्रसाद, from Sanskrit प्रसद्, from Sanskrit सद्, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

prasada (English): A religious offering, usually of vegetarian food consumed by worshippers after worship, in Hinduism and Sikhism

Definitions

  1. A religious offering, usually of vegetarian food consumed by worshippers after worship, in Hinduism and Sikhism

Ancestry of “prasada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्रसादclearness, brightness, pellucidness, purity;...
2Sanskritप्रसद्to fall into the power of
3Sanskritसद्to sit down
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Sanskrit सद् →Every word from Sanskrit प्रसद् →
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