Where does “अल्पप्राण” come from?

अल्पप्राण (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit प्राण, 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.

अल्पप्राण (Sanskrit): slight breathing or weak aspiration c. 600 BCE –...

Definitions

  1. slight breathing or weak aspiration c. 600 BCE –...

Ancestry of “अल्पप्राण”, step by step

अल्पप्राण traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit प्राण

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्राणbreath, respiration, the breath of life,...
2Sanskritप्र-forward, before; forward, forth; in front of
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpra-forth
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpra-toward, forward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Sanskrit अल्प

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअल्पsmall, minute, trifling, little; easily, without...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-