Where does “अहीर” come from?

अहीर (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit आभीर, from Sanskrit अयन, from Sanskrit इ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.

अहीर (Hindi): Ahir, a member of the Ahir caste, traditionally pastoralists and cowherds, mostly in northern India and many of whom identify themselves as Yadavs

Definitions

  1. Ahir, a member of the Ahir caste, traditionally pastoralists and cowherds, mostly in northern India and many of whom identify themselves as Yadavs

Ancestry of “अहीर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआभीरname of a community of cowherds
2Sanskritअयनpath, road, way; course, circulation; precession
3Sanskritइto go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this

Words derived from “अहीर”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- →Every word from Sanskrit इ →Every word from Sanskrit अयन →