ENGLISH → NEPALI
progenitor
01
noun
पूर्ववर्ती
A predecessor of something, especially if also a precursor or model.
In a sentence
ARPANET was the progenitor of the Internet.
अर्पानेट इन्टरनेटको पूर्ववर्ती थियो।
Are neural progenitor cells infected by Zika virus?
के स्नायु पूर्ववर्ती कोशिकाहरू जिका भाइरसबाट संक्रमित हुन्छन्?
A note on usage
figuratively
02
noun
पूर्वज
A person from whom one or more people (dynasty, tribe, nation…) are descended.
In a sentence
Abraham, alias Ibrahim, is the presumed progenitor of both the Jewish and Arab peoples.
अब्राहम, अर्थात् इब्राहिम, यहूदी र अरब दुवै जातिका मानिने पूर्वज हुन्।