Where does “ઉત્તરપશ્ચિમ” come from?
ઉત્તરપશ્ચિમ (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati ઉત્તર, from Sanskrit उत्तर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian útˢtaras, from Proto-Indo-European údteros, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
ઉત્તરપશ્ચિમ (Gujarati): northwestern
Definitions
- northwestern
Ancestry of “ઉત્તરપશ્ચિમ”, step by step
ઉત્તરપશ્ચિમ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Gujarati ઉત્તર
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gujarati | ઉત્તર | north; reply |
| 2 | Sanskrit | उत्तर | upper, higher, superior; better; later,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | útˢtaras | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | údteros | higher, outer |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via Gujarati પશ્ચિમ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gujarati | પશ્ચિમ | west |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पश्चिम | west, western |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पश्चा | behind; after, later; westward |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pasčaH | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *pos-kʷéh₁ | — |