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Where does “pŕ̥ṣants” come from?

pŕ̥ṣants (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian pŕ̥šants, from Proto-Indo-European pérs-ont-s ~ pŕ̥s-ont-s, from Proto-Indo-European pers- — to sprinkle, to spatter.

Ancestry of “pŕ̥ṣants”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianpŕ̥šants—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpérs-ont-s ~ pŕ̥s-ont-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpers-to sprinkle, to spatter

Words derived from “pŕ̥ṣants”

  • पृषत्
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pers- →