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

Definitions

  1. synonymous; synonymy

Ancestry of “पर्यायवाची”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपर्यायsynonym
2Sanskritपर्यायmethod, arrangement
3Sanskritपरि-around
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Sanskrit परि- →