Where does “ప్రాణి” come from?
ప్రాణి (Telugu) comes from Telugu ప్రాణము, 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- — passed , crossed.
ప్రాణి (Telugu): A living creature
Ancestry of “ప్రాణి”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | ప్రాణము | life, vitality; the first of the five vital airs... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | प्राणिन् | breathing, living, alive; a living or sentient... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | प्राण | breath, respiration, the breath of life,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | प्र- | forward, before; forward, forth; in front of |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pra- | forth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pra- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “ప్రాణి”