Where does “संगीतकार” come from?
संगीतकार (Hindi) comes from Hindi कार, from English car, from Middle English carre, from Anglo-Norman carre, from Latin carra, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros — to run.
संगीतकार (Hindi): a composer
Definitions
- a composer
Ancestry of “संगीतकार”, step by step
संगीतकार traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi कार
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | कार | tax; action, doing; work |
| 2 | English | car | A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with... |
| 3 | Middle English | carre | cart, wagon |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | carre | cart |
| 5 | Latin | carra | — |
| 6 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 7 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
via Hindi संगीत
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | संगीत | music |
| 2 | Sanskrit | संगीत | sung together, sung in harmony; choral song,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | गीत | having sung |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कवि | wise man, sage, seer, prophet; a singer, bard,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kawHíṣ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | káwHiš | seer, poet; institutor of religious rites;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewh₁- | to perceive; to observe |