Where does “prashant” come from?
prashant (English) comes from English croissant, from French croissant, from Latin crēscēns, from Latin crēscō, from Proto-Italic krēskō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
prashant (English): A croissant
Definitions
- A croissant
Ancestry of “prashant”, step by step
prashant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English croissant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | croissant | A flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent |
| 2 | French | croissant | crescent; croissant; crescent moon |
| 3 | Latin | crēscēns | coming to be |
| 4 | Latin | crēscō | to rise, grow, grow up; prosper, thrive; increase, multiply, augment |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | krēskō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Sanskrit प्रशान्त
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | प्रशान्त | calm |
| 2 | Sanskrit | प्र- | forward, before; forward, forth; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pra- | forth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pra- | toward, forward |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |