Where does “और” come from?
और (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀯𑀭, from Sanskrit अपर, from Marathi पुरे, from Maharashtri Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀼, from Sanskrit पुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁ús, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
और (Hindi): more; and
Ancestry of “और”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀅𑀯𑀭 | other |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अपर | having nothing beyond or after, having no rival... |
| 3 | Marathi | पुरे | — |
| 4 | Maharashtri Prakrit | 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀼 | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | पुरु | much, many, abundant; much, often, very; the... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pr̥Húṣ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁ús | much |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |