Where does “सिकंदराबाद” come from?
सिकंदराबाद (Hindi) comes from Hindi सिकंदर, from Persian سکندر, from Persian اسکندر, from Pahlavi swkndl, from Arabic إِسْكَنْدَر, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος, from Ancient Greek ἀλέξω, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός.
Ancestry of “सिकंदराबाद”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | सिकंदर | king, ruler |
| 2 | Persian | سکندر | stumble |
| 3 | Persian | اسکندر | — |
| 4 | Pahlavi | swkndl | — |
| 5 | Arabic | إِسْكَنْدَر | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἀλέξανδρος | Alexander |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀλέξω | to keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀνδρός | genitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἀνήρ | man; husband; human being, as opposed to a god |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | *anḗr | — |
Words derived from “सिकंदराबाद”