Where does “मरणोत्तर” come from?

मरणोत्तर (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit उत्तर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian útˢtaras, from Proto-Indo-European údteros, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

मरणोत्तर (Hindi): post-mortem, after death

Definitions

  1. post-mortem, after death

Ancestry of “मरणोत्तर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritउत्तरupper, higher, superior; better; later,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianútˢtaras—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanúdteroshigher, outer
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European údteros →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian útˢtaras →