Where does “यमपुरी” come from?

यमपुरी (Hindi) comes from Hindi यम, from Sanskrit यम, from Sanskrit ज, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

यमपुरी (Hindi): Yamaloka, the underworld and abode of Lord Yama, the god of death

Definitions

  1. Yamaloka, the underworld and abode of Lord Yama, the god of death

Ancestry of “यमपुरी”, step by step

यमपुरी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi यम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HindiयमYama
2Sanskritयमa twin, one of a pair or couple; a pair or a...
3Sanskritजborn, begotten. gotten from; produced or caused...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́ás—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ás—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Hindi परी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपरीfairy; peri; a beautiful woman
2Sanskritपरि-around
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ás →