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Where does “Antara” come from?

Antara (English) comes from Sanskrit अन्तर, from Sanskrit अन्तरा, from Sanskrit आ, from Sanskrit धा, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰaH-.

Ancestry of “Antara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअन्तरbeing in the interior, interior; near, proximate,...
2Sanskritअन्तराin the middle, between; among
3Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
4Sanskritधा—
5Proto-Indo-European*dʰaH-—
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