Where does “Lucknow” come from?

Lucknow (English) comes from Hindi लखनऊ, from Sanskrit लक्ष्मणपुर, from Sanskrit पुर, from Sanskrit पर, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Lucknow (English): A number of other places

Definitions

  1. A number of other places

Ancestry of “Lucknow”, step by step

Lucknow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi लखनऊ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiलखनऊ—
2Sanskritलक्ष्मणपुरLucknow, an Indian city
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

via Urdu لَکْھنَؤُ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduلَکْھنَؤُ—

Words derived from “Lucknow”

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