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Where does “प्रियदर्शिन्” come from?

प्रियदर्शिन् (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit प्रिय, from Indo-Iranian *priHás, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

प्रियदर्शिन् (Sanskrit): looking with kindness upon everything

Definitions

  1. looking with kindness upon everything

Ancestry of “प्रियदर्शिन्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्रियbeloved, dear to; liked, favorite, wonted, own;...
2Indo-Iranian*priHás—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please
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