Where does “प्रजातंत्र” come from?

प्रजातंत्र (Hindi) comes from Hindi प्रजा, from Sanskrit प्रजा, 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- — passed , crossed.

प्रजातंत्र (Hindi): democracy, republic; people's government

Definitions

  1. democracy, republic; people's government

Ancestry of “प्रजातंत्र”, step by step

प्रजातंत्र traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi प्रजा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiप्रजाsubjects; people
2Sanskritप्रजाsubject of a king, rule; procreation; offspring
3Sanskritप्र-forward, before; forward, forth; in front of
4Proto-Indo-Aryanpra-forth
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpra-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Hindi तंत्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiतंत्रsystem; mechanism, framework; network
2Sanskritतन्त्रa loom; the warp; the leading or principal or...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniantántram—
4Proto-Indo-European*tántram—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “प्रजातंत्र”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →