Where does “ప్రేతము” come from?

ప్రేతము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit प्रेत, 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.

ప్రేతము (Telugu): A ghost, spirit, shade; The spirit before the...

Definitions

  1. A ghost, spirit, shade; The spirit before the...

Ancestry of “ప్రేతము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्रेतdeparted, deceased, dead; a dead person; the...
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-