Where does “लुटेरा” come from?

लुटेरा (Hindi) comes from Hindi -एरा, from Sanskrit -तर, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-taras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-taras, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

लुटेरा (Hindi): robber, plunderer, thief

Definitions

  1. robber, plunderer, thief

Ancestry of “लुटेरा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindi-एराexpresses connection of sense with a stem nominal form
2Sanskrit-तरforms the comparative degree of adjectives
3Proto-Indo-Aryan*-taras—
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*-taras—
5Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teros →Every word from Sanskrit -तर →Every word from Hindi -एरा →