Where does “पुरस्कार” come from?
पुरस्कार (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit पुरस्, 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.
Ancestry of “पुरस्कार”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | पुरस् | in front; before |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pr̥Hás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥h₂-ós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “पुरस्कार”