Where does “پاسہ” come from?

پاسہ (Punjabi) comes from Hindi पासा, from Sanskrit पाश, from Sanskrit प्रास, from Sanskrit प्रास्यति, from Sanskrit प्र-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pra-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

پاسہ (Punjabi): side direction

Definitions

  1. side direction

Ancestry of “پاسہ”, step by step

پاسہ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi पासा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपासाdie, dice
2Sanskritपाशrope
3Sanskritप्रासcasting, throwing
4Sanskritप्रास्यतिto throw, or hurl forth, to throw into
5Sanskritप्र-forward, before; forward, forth; in front of
6Proto-Indo-Aryanpra-forth
7Proto-Indo-Iranianpra-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Prakrit pāsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakritpāsa—
2Sanskritपार्श्वside, flank
3Sanskritपर्शुa rib; curved knife, sickle; name of a man
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →