Where does “दूरदर्शन” come from?

दूरदर्शन (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit दर्शन, 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.

दूरदर्शन (Sanskrit): 'far-seeing’, a vulture; longsightedness;...

Definitions

  1. 'far-seeing’, a vulture; longsightedness;...

Ancestry of “दूरदर्शन”, step by step

दूरदर्शन traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit दर्शन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदर्शनphilosophy, philosophical system, doctrine;...
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 दूर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदूरdistant, far, long, remote; distance, remoteness;...
2Proto-Indo-IranianduHrásdistant, far; long, remote
3Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂róslong
4Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long

Words derived from “दूरदर्शन”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →