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	—
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	—