Where does “प्रसन्न” come from?

प्रसन्न (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit प्रसन्न, from Sanskrit प्रसद्, from Sanskrit सद्, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

प्रसन्न (Hindi): pleased, happy, glad

Definitions

  1. pleased, happy, glad

Ancestry of “प्रसन्न”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्रसन्नhappy, cheerful; kindly disposed towards; lucid,...
2Sanskritप्रसद्to fall into the power of
3Sanskritसद्to sit down
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Sanskrit सद् →Every word from Sanskrit प्रसद् →