Where does “अनुप्रास” come from?
अनुप्रास (Marathi) 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.
अनुप्रास (Marathi): a figure of speech in which the same or similar sounds, especially consonants, are repeated in close succession within a line or across lines of poetry; alliteration
Definitions
- a figure of speech in which the same or similar sounds, especially consonants, are repeated in close succession within a line or across lines of poetry; alliteration
Ancestry of “अनुप्रास”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अनुप्रास | alliteration |
| 2 | Sanskrit | प्रास | casting, throwing |
| 3 | Sanskrit | प्रास्यति | to throw, or hurl forth, to throw into |
| 4 | Sanskrit | प्र- | forward, before; forward, forth; in front of |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pra- | forth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pra- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |