Where does “प्रेम” come from?

प्रेम (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit परम, from Sanskrit पर, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

प्रेम (Hindi): love; affection, care

Definitions

  1. love; affection, care

Ancestry of “प्रेम”, step by step

प्रेम traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit परम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपरमmost distant, last; highest, best, most...
2Sanskritपरother; more remote; distant, further, other
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Sanskrit प्रेमन्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्रेमन्with love, affection, fondness

Words derived from “प्रेम”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Sanskrit पर →