Where does “प्रशंसा” come from?

प्रशंसा (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit शंसा, from Sanskrit -आ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

प्रशंसा (Sanskrit): praise, commendation, fame, glory (with Buddhists one of the 8 worldly conditions)

Definitions

  1. praise, commendation, fame, glory (with Buddhists one of the 8 worldly conditions)

Ancestry of “प्रशंसा”, step by step

प्रशंसा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit शंसा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशंसाpraise
2Sanskrit-आfeminine suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

via Proto-Indo-European ḱens-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-to announce, to proclaim; to put in order
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

Words derived from “प्रशंसा”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Sanskrit -आ →Every word from Sanskrit शंसा →