Where does “प्रक्षेपास्त्र” come from?

प्रक्षेपास्त्र (Hindi) comes from Hindi प्रक्षेप, from Sanskrit प्र-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pra-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

प्रक्षेपास्त्र (Hindi): missile

Definitions

  1. missile

Ancestry of “प्रक्षेपास्त्र”, step by step

प्रक्षेपास्त्र traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi प्रक्षेप

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiप्रक्षेपprojection
2Sanskritप्र-forward, before; forward, forth; in front of
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpra-forth
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpra-toward, forward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Hindi अस्त्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiअस्त्रmissile, weapon, any instrument capable of...
2Sanskritअस्त्रa missile weapon, bolt, arrow; a weapon in...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →
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