English

Prateek

Prateek comes from Sanskrit प्रतीक, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *próti ‘towards’.

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*próti‘towards’reconstructed
Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*prótih₃kʷo-reconstructed
Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEप्रतीकpratīka
EnglishtodayPrateek

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*próti‘towards’reconstructed
Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*prótih₃kʷo-reconstructed
Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEप्रतीकpratīka
EnglishtodayPrateek

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *pró ‘forwards, before’

pro, prior, prominent, proton, prolactin, 10 more

Today it means

name A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *próti / Prateek

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