Where does “बंदर” come from?
बंदर (Hindi) comes from Old Indo-Aryan बांदर, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀭, from Sanskrit वानर, from Sanskrit नर, from Sanskrit नृ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr — man; power, force, vital energy.
बंदर (Hindi): monkey; port, harbor
Ancestry of “बंदर”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Indo-Aryan | बांदर | — |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀭 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वानर | monkey; any such ape; belonging to an ape or... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | नर | a human, a person; a male person; a husband |
| 5 | Sanskrit | नृ | a man; hero; mankind, people |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hnā́ | man |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗr | man; power, force, vital energy |