Where does “पर्याय” come from?
पर्याय (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit परि-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “पर्याय”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | परि- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “पर्याय”