Where does “पुरस्” come from?
पुरस् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hás, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥h₂-ós, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
पुरस् (Sanskrit): in front; before
Ancestry of “पुरस्”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pr̥Hás | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥h₂-ós | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “पुरस्”