Where does “अन्यथा” come from?
अन्यथा (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit अन्यथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HanyátʰaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hanyás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en — there.
अन्यथा (Hindi): otherwise, or else
Ancestry of “अन्यथा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अन्यथा | otherwise; in another way |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HanyátʰaH | otherwise; or else |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hanyás | other |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en | there |