Where does “स्नातकोत्तर” come from?

स्नातकोत्तर (Hindi) comes from Hindi उत्तर, from Sanskrit उत्तर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian útˢtaras, from Proto-Indo-European údteros, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

स्नातकोत्तर (Hindi): postgraduate

Definitions

  1. postgraduate

Ancestry of “स्नातकोत्तर”, step by step

स्नातकोत्तर traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi उत्तर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiउत्तरreply, answer; north; north, northern
2Sanskritउत्तरupper, higher, superior; better; later,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianútˢtaras—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdteroshigher, outer
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via Hindi स्नातक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiस्नातकgraduate, alumnus; a Brahman student who has...
2Sanskritस्नातकa person who has preformed the ceremonial...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European údteros →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian útˢtaras →