Where does “પ્રાણુ” come from?
પ્રાણુ (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati પર, from Portuguese Pera, from Portuguese espera, from Portuguese esperar, from Old Portuguese asperar, from Old Spanish esperar, from Latin spērō, from Latin spes — to succeed, to prosper.
પ્રાણુ (Gujarati): proton
Definitions
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Ancestry of “પ્રાણુ”, step by step
પ્રાણુ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Gujarati પર
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gujarati | પર | on, upon |
| 2 | Portuguese | Pera | pear |
| 3 | Portuguese | espera | wait |
| 4 | Portuguese | esperar | to wait; to hope; to expect; to anticipate |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | asperar | — |
| 6 | Old Spanish | esperar | to wait for, await |
| 7 | Latin | spērō | to hope, expect |
| 8 | Latin | spes | hope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | spēs | hope |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁s | prosperity, success |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |