Etymograph

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Prathama

Prathama comes from Sanskrit प्रथम ‘often translatable adverbially in the…’, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pratamás ‘first, foremost’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pró ‘toward, leading’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pró‘toward, leading’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pro-tm̥mós‘foremost’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*pratamás‘first, foremost’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*pratʰamásreconstructed
  5. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEप्रथमprathamá‘often translatable adverbially in the beginning of a compound’
  6. EnglishtodayPrathama

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pró‘toward, leading’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pro-tm̥mós‘foremost’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*pratamás‘first, foremost’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*pratʰamásreconstructed
  5. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEप्रथमprathamá‘often translatable adverbially in the beginning of a compound’
  6. EnglishtodayPrathama

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *pró ‘toward, leading’

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

Today it means

name The first day (tithi) in the lunar fortnight (paksha) of the Hindu calendar.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pró / Prathama

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