Where does “एकतारा” come from?
एकतारा (Hindi) comes from Hindi तार, from English wire, from Middle English wir, from Old English wīr, from English myrtle, from Old French myrte, from Latin myrtus, from Ancient Greek μύρτος.
एकतारा (Hindi): a one-string instrument
Definitions
- a one-string instrument
Ancestry of “एकतारा”, step by step
एकतारा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi तार
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | तार | wire, cord; string; telegram |
| 2 | English | wire | Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now... |
| 3 | Middle English | wir | — |
| 4 | Old English | wīr | wire, metal thread, wire-ornament |
| 5 | English | myrtle | An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus... |
| 6 | Old French | myrte | — |
| 7 | Latin | myrtus | myrtle |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μύρτος | myrtle; twig or spray of myrtle |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μυρίκη | tamarisk |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ίκη | — |