Where does “पर्यायवाची” come from?
पर्यायवाची (Hindi) comes from Hindi पर्याय, from Sanskrit पर्याय, from Sanskrit परि-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
पर्यायवाची (Hindi): synonymous; synonymy
Ancestry of “पर्यायवाची”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | पर्याय | synonym |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पर्याय | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | परि- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |