Where does “पृष्ठभूमि” come from?
पृष्ठभूमि (Hindi) comes from English background, from English ground, from Middle English ground, from Old English grund, from Proto-Germanic grunduz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
पृष्ठभूमि (Hindi): backdrop, background
Definitions
- backdrop, background
Ancestry of “पृष्ठभूमि”, step by step
पृष्ठभूमि traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English background
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | background | Less important or less noticeable in a scene or... |
| 2 | English | ground | The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky... |
| 3 | Middle English | ground | ground; Earth |
| 4 | Old English | grund | ground; bottom, foundation; abyss, depths |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grunduz | ground, foundation |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrem- | to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
via Hindi पृष्ठ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | पृष्ठ | page; back, rear |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पृष्ठ | the back; the hinder part or rear of anything |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pr̥ṣṭʰás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pr̥štʰás | back |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥-sth₂-ós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |