Where does “Ahir” come from?
Ahir (English) comes from Hindi अहीर, from Sanskrit आभीर, from Sanskrit अयन, from Sanskrit इ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.
Ahir (English): A member of a clan or community, mostly in northern India, whose traditional occupations are cattle-herding and agriculture, and many of whom identify themselves as Yadav
Definitions
- A member of a clan or community, mostly in northern India, whose traditional occupations are cattle-herding and agriculture, and many of whom identify themselves as Yadav
Ancestry of “Ahir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | अहीर | Ahir, a member of the Ahir caste, traditionally pastoralists and cowherds, mostly in northern India and many of whom identify themselves as Yadavs |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आभीर | name of a community of cowherds |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अयन | path, road, way; course, circulation; precession |
| 4 | Sanskrit | इ | to go |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éy- | he, this |