Where does “ປະເທດ” come from?

ປະເທດ (Lao) comes from Sanskrit प्रदेश, from Sanskrit प्र-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pra-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

ປະເທດ (Lao): country, state; territory, landscape

Definitions

  1. country, state; territory, landscape

Ancestry of “ປະເທດ”, step by step

ປະເທດ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit प्रदेश

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्रदेशpointing out, showing, indication, direction,...
2Sanskritप्र-forward, before; forward, forth; in front of
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpra-forth
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpra-toward, forward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Pali padesa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palipadesa—

Words derived from “ປະເທດ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →