Where does “उत्तराधिकार” come from?

उत्तराधिकार (Hindi) comes from Hindi उत्तर, from Sanskrit उत्तर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian útˢtaras, from Proto-Indo-European údteros, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

उत्तराधिकार (Hindi): inheritance, right to succeed after someone's death

Definitions

  1. inheritance, right to succeed after someone's death

Ancestry of “उत्तराधिकार”, step by step

उत्तराधिकार traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi उत्तर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiउत्तरreply, answer; north; north, northern
2Sanskritउत्तरupper, higher, superior; better; later,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianútˢtaras—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdteroshigher, outer
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via Hindi अधिकार

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiअधिकारright, prerogative; authority; power
2Sanskritअधिकारauthority; government, rule, administration,...
3Sanskritअधिover, above
4Sanskritइto go
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European údteros →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian útˢtaras →