Where does “उत्तर-आधुनिक” come from?

उत्तर-आधुनिक (Hindi) comes from Hindi आधुनिक, from Sanskrit आधुनिक, from Sanskrit अधुना, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

उत्तर-आधुनिक (Hindi): postmodern

Definitions

  1. postmodern

Ancestry of “उत्तर-आधुनिक”, step by step

उत्तर-आधुनिक traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi आधुनिक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiआधुनिकmodern, contemporary
2Sanskritआधुनिकnew, recent, of the present moment
3Sanskritअधुनाat this time, now
4Sanskrit-इकadjectival suffix; doer
5Lithuanian-ikas—
6Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -इक →Every word from Lithuanian -ikas →