Where does “पुरुषाद्” come from?

पुरुषाद् (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit पुरुष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pŕ̥Hṣas, from Proto-Indo-European perh₃- — to provide; bestow, give; to grant.

पुरुषाद् (Sanskrit): man-eating

Definitions

  1. man-eating

Ancestry of “पुरुषाद्”, step by step

पुरुषाद् traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit पुरुष

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपुरुषman, male, human being; person, officer,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryan*pŕ̥Hṣas
3Proto-Indo-Europeanperh₃-to provide; bestow, give; to grant

via Sanskrit अद्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअद्to eat
2Proto-Indo-IranianHad-to eat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éd-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pŕ̥HṣasEvery word from Sanskrit पुरुष