Where does “प्राणायाम” come from?

प्राणायाम (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit प्राण, from Sanskrit प्र-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pra-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

प्राणायाम (Sanskrit): pranayama

Definitions

  1. pranayama

Ancestry of “प्राणायाम”, step by step

प्राणायाम traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit प्राण

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्राणbreath, respiration, the breath of life,...
2Sanskritप्र-forward, before; forward, forth; in front of
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpra-forth
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpra-toward, forward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Sanskrit आयाम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआयामstretching, extending; restraining, restrained,...
2Sanskritआयम्to stretch, lengthen out, extend; to stretch; to...
3Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
4Sanskritधाto put, place, set, lay in or on
5Proto-Indo-European*dʰaH-—

Words derived from “प्राणायाम”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →