Where does “प्रसाद” come from?

प्रसाद (Marathi) comes from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘭𑘰𑘟, from Sanskrit प्रसाद, from Sanskrit प्रसद्, from Sanskrit सद्, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

प्रसाद (Marathi): prasada; food that is served as a religious offering to devotees

Definitions

  1. prasada; food that is served as a religious offering to devotees

Ancestry of “प्रसाद”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Marathi𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘭𑘰𑘟—
2Sanskritप्रसादclearness, brightness, pellucidness, purity;...
3Sanskritप्रसद्to fall into the power of
4Sanskritसद्to sit down
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Sanskrit सद् →Every word from Sanskrit प्रसद् →