Where does “नगर आयुक्त” come from?

नगर आयुक्त (Hindi) comes from Hindi नगर, from Sanskrit नगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

नगर आयुक्त (Hindi): municipal commissioner

Definitions

  1. municipal commissioner

Ancestry of “नगर आयुक्त”, step by step

नगर आयुक्त traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi नगर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiनगरcity, town
2Sanskritनगरtown, city; urban
3Sanskritगरmountain, top
4Sanskritगुरुheavy; weighty
5Proto-Indo-Aryangr̥Húṣ—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥Húšheavy
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
8Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

via Hindi आयुक्त

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiआयुक्तcommissioned, appointed; commissioner
2Sanskritआयुक्तagent, deputy; minister; royally appointed...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš →