Where does “प्रागैतिहासिक” come from?
प्रागैतिहासिक (Hindi) comes from Hindi प्रागितिहास, from Hindi प्राक्-, from Sanskrit प्राक्-, from Sanskrit प्राञ्च्, from Sanskrit प्र-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pra-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
प्रागैतिहासिक (Hindi): prehistoric
Definitions
- prehistoric
Ancestry of “प्रागैतिहासिक”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | प्रागितिहास | prehistory |
| 2 | Hindi | प्राक्- | pre-, fore |
| 3 | Sanskrit | प्राक्- | pre-, fore |
| 4 | Sanskrit | प्राञ्च् | directed forwards, being in front |
| 5 | Sanskrit | प्र- | forward, before; forward, forth; in front of |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pra- | forth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pra- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |