Where does “utara” come from?

utara (Iban) comes from Malay utară, from Sanskrit उत्तर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian útˢtaras, from Proto-Indo-European údteros, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

utara (Iban): north compass point

Definitions

  1. north compass point

Ancestry of “utara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayutarăObsolete spelling of utara
2Sanskritउत्तरupper, higher, superior; better; later,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianútˢtaras—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdteroshigher, outer
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European údteros →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian útˢtaras →