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Where does “प्राणिन्” come from?

प्राणिन् (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.

प्राणिन् (Sanskrit): breathing, living, alive; a living or sentient...

Definitions

  1. breathing, living, alive; a living or sentient...

Ancestry of “प्राणिन्”, step by step

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

Words derived from “प्राणिन्”

  • প্রাণী
  • প্রাণীজগৎ
  • প্রাণিজগৎ
  • प्राणी
  • प्राणी
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