Where does “-एरा” come from?

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

-एरा (Hindi): expresses connection of sense with a stem nominal form

Definitions

  1. expresses connection of sense with a stem nominal form

Ancestry of “-एरा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit-तरforms the comparative degree of adjectives
2Proto-Indo-Aryan*-taras—
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*-taras—
4Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

Words derived from “-एरा”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teros →Every word from Sanskrit -तर →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-taras →