Where does “पृषत्” come from?
पृषत् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan pŕ̥ṣants, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pŕ̥šants, from Proto-Indo-European pérs-ont-s ~ pŕ̥s-ont-s, from Proto-Indo-European pers- — to sprinkle, to spatter.
पृषत् (Sanskrit): spotted, speckled, piebald, variegated;...
Definitions
- spotted, speckled, piebald, variegated;...
Ancestry of “पृषत्”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pŕ̥ṣants | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pŕ̥šants | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pérs-ont-s ~ pŕ̥s-ont-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pers- | to sprinkle, to spatter |