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Where does “उत्तर-पूर्व” come from?

उत्तर-पूर्व (Hindi) comes from Hindi पूर्व, from Sanskrit पूर्व, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pr̥Hwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hwás, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥h₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

उत्तर-पूर्व (Hindi): the northeast, north-east; north-east, northeast,...

Definitions

  1. the northeast, north-east; north-east, northeast,...

Ancestry of “उत्तर-पूर्व”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपूर्वeast; preceding, previous; before
2Sanskritपूर्वbefore, in front of; ancient, old; eastern
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpr̥Hwás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥Hwásbefore, first, in front of; ancient, old
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥h₂wós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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