Where does “ਪ੍ਰਦੇਸ਼” come from?
ਪ੍ਰਦੇਸ਼ (Punjabi) 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.
ਪ੍ਰਦੇਸ਼ (Punjabi): region, state, province, territory
Definitions
- region, state, province, territory
Ancestry of “ਪ੍ਰਦੇਸ਼”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | प्रदेश | pointing out, showing, indication, direction,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | प्र- | forward, before; forward, forth; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pra- | forth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pra- | toward, forward |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |