Where does “Kandahar” come from?
Kandahar is an English place name derived from Pashto کندهار, of uncertain ultimate origin and meaning.
Ancestry of “Kandahar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pashto | کندهار | Kandahar |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἀλεξάνδρεια | Alexandria |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἀλέξανδρος | Alexander |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀλέξω | to keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀνδρός | genitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀνήρ | man; husband; human being, as opposed to a god |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *anḗr | man |