Where does “सिकंदर” come from?
सिकंदर (Hindi) comes from Persian سکندر, from Persian اسکندر, from Pahlavi swkndl, from Arabic إِسْكَنْدَر, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος, from Ancient Greek ἀλέξω, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ — man.
सिकंदर (Hindi): king, ruler
Definitions
- king, ruler
Ancestry of “सिकंदर”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | سکندر | stumble |
| 2 | Persian | اسکندر | — |
| 3 | Pahlavi | swkndl | — |
| 4 | Arabic | إِسْكَنْدَر | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἀλέξανδρος | Alexander |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀλέξω | to keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀνδρός | genitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀνήρ | man; husband; human being, as opposed to a god |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *anḗr | man |