Where does “Secunderabad” come from?
Secunderabad (English) comes from Hindi सिकंदराबाद, from Hindi सिकंदर, from Persian سکندر, from Persian اسکندر, from Pahlavi swkndl, from Arabic إِسْكَنْدَر, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος, from Ancient Greek ἀλέξω — man.
Ancestry of “Secunderabad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | सिकंदराबाद | — |
| 2 | Hindi | सिकंदर | king, ruler |
| 3 | Persian | سکندر | stumble |
| 4 | Persian | اسکندر | — |
| 5 | Pahlavi | swkndl | — |
| 6 | Arabic | إِسْكَنْدَر | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἀλέξανδρος | Alexander |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀλέξω | to keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἀνδρός | genitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἀνήρ | man; husband; human being, as opposed to a god |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | *anḗr | man |