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Where does “प्रेत” come from?

प्रेत (Sanskrit) comes 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.

प्रेत (Sanskrit): departed, deceased, dead; a dead person; the...

Definitions

  1. departed, deceased, dead; a dead person; the...

Ancestry of “प्रेत”, step by step

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

Words derived from “प्रेत”

  • preta
  • 餓鬼
  • ప్రేతము
  • เด็กเปรต
  • เปรต
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