Where does “उत्तरार्द्ध” come from?
उत्तरार्द्ध (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.
उत्तरार्द्ध (Hindi): latter half; upper body
Definitions
- latter half; upper body
Ancestry of “उत्तरार्द्ध”, step by step
उत्तरार्द्ध traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi उत्तर
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | उत्तर | reply, answer; north; north, northern |
| 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 Hindi अर्द्ध
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | अर्द्ध | Alternative form of अर्ध |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अर्ध | half, halved, forming a half; the half; one part... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hárdʰas | division, half |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁érdʰ-o-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |