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Where does “प्रसार” come from?

प्रसार (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit प्रसार, from Sanskrit सार, from English Sir, from English sire, from Middle English sire, from Old French sire, from Vulgar Latin seior, from Latin senior — old.

प्रसार (Hindi): emission, broadcast; extension, expansion

Definitions

  1. emission, broadcast; extension, expansion

Ancestry of “प्रसार”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्रसारspreading or stretching out, extension; a...
2Sanskritसारcourse, motion; stretching out, extension;...
3EnglishSirAlternative letter-case form of sir; The titular...
4EnglishsireA lord, master, or other person in authority,...
5Middle EnglishsireUsed preceding the name or title of a knight,...
6Old Frenchsirenominative singular of sieur; master, sir, lord;...
7Vulgar Latinseior—
8Latinseniorolder, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot
9Latinsenexold, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...
10Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold
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