Where does “ಅನುಪ್ರಾಸ” come from?

ಅನುಪ್ರಾಸ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit अनुप्रास, from Sanskrit प्रास, from Sanskrit प्रास्यति, from Sanskrit प्र-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pra-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

ಅನುಪ್ರಾಸ (Kannada): alliteration; a phonetic pattern involving the repetition of (commonly) consonant sounds

Definitions

  1. alliteration; a phonetic pattern involving the repetition of (commonly) consonant sounds

Ancestry of “ಅನುಪ್ರಾಸ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअनुप्रासalliteration
2Sanskritप्रासcasting, throwing
3Sanskritप्रास्यतिto throw, or hurl forth, to throw into
4Sanskritप्र-forward, before; forward, forth; in front of
5Proto-Indo-Aryanpra-forth
6Proto-Indo-Iranianpra-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →