Where does “पर” come from?

पर (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

पर (Sanskrit): other; more remote; distant, further, other

Definitions

  1. other; more remote; distant, further, other

Ancestry of “पर”, step by step

पर traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European per-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Proto-Indo-European tpelH-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city

via Proto-Indo-Iranian *páras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranian*párasbeyond, on the other side

Words derived from “पर”

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