Etymology

prana

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Today it means: Respiration, breathing, seen as a life principle or life force. Full definition →

First used 18th c.Sanskrit प्राण
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromप्राण“breath; life”
  2. English todayprana

From Sanskrit प्राण (prāṇa, “breath; life”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 18th c. Respiration, breathing, seen as a life principle or life force.

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