Where does “Jaunpur” come from?

Jaunpur (English) comes from Urdu جونپور, from Urdu پور, from Sanskrit पुर, from Sanskrit पर, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Jaunpur (English): the former Jaunpur Sultanate

Definitions

  1. the former Jaunpur Sultanate

Ancestry of “Jaunpur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UrduجونپورJaunpur
2Urduپورtown, city; village
3Sanskritपुरfortress, castle, city, town; the female...
4Sanskritपरother; more remote; distant, further, other
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “Jaunpur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Sanskrit पर →
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