Where does “ప్రాణము” come from?

ప్రాణము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit प्राणिन्, 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- — passed , crossed.

ప్రాణము (Telugu): life, vitality; the first of the five vital airs...

Definitions

life, vitality; the first of the five vital airs...

Ancestry of “ప్రాణము”, step by step

ప్రాణము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit प्राणिन्

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	प्राणिन्	breathing, living, alive; a living or sentient...
2	Sanskrit	प्राण	breath, respiration, the breath of life,...
3	Sanskrit	प्र-	forward, before; forward, forth; in front of
4	Proto-Indo-Aryan	pra-	forth
5	Proto-Indo-Iranian	pra-	toward, forward
6	Proto-Indo-European	pro-	toward, forward
7	Proto-Indo-European	por-	to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8	Proto-Indo-European	per-	before, in front; first; to go through
9	Proto-Indo-European	pr̥tós	passed , crossed

via Telugu प्राण

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Telugu	प्राण	—

Words derived from “ప్రాణము”

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