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Where does “परश्वस्” come from?

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

Ancestry of “परश्वस्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपरother; more remote; distant, further, other
2Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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