Where does “दूरदर्शी” come from?

दूरदर्शी (Hindi) comes from Hindi दूर, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀽𑀭, from Sanskrit दूर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian duHrás, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂rós, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- — far; long.

दूरदर्शी (Hindi): far-sighted, visionary, prescient

Definitions

  1. far-sighted, visionary, prescient

Ancestry of “दूरदर्शी”, step by step

दूरदर्शी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi दूर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiदूरdistant, far; away, off; distance, remoteness
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀤𑀽𑀭—
3Sanskritदूरdistant, far, long, remote; distance, remoteness;...
4Proto-Indo-IranianduHrásdistant, far; long, remote
5Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂róslong
6Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long

via Hindi दर्शी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiदर्शीseer, visionary
2Sanskritदर्शिन्—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂rós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian duHrás →