Where does “ꦥꦿꦶꦪ” come from?
ꦥꦿꦶꦪ (Javanese) comes from Sanskrit प्रिय, from Indo-Iranian *priHás, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.
Ancestry of “ꦥꦿꦶꦪ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | प्रिय | beloved, dear to; liked, favorite, wonted, own;... |
| 2 | Indo-Iranian | *priHás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |