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Where does “प्रीतिभोज” come from?

प्रीतिभोज (Hindi) comes from Hindi प्रीति, from Sanskrit प्रीति, from Sanskrit प्री, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

प्रीतिभोज (Hindi): a banquet

Definitions

  1. a banquet

Ancestry of “प्रीतिभोज”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiप्रीतिaffection
2Sanskritप्रीतिany pleasurable sensation, pleasure, joy,...
3Sanskritप्रीclass 9 P. Ā. प्रीणाति, प्रीणीते; class 4 Ā. ...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please
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