Where does “antar-” come from?
antar- (Indonesian) comes from Sanskrit अन्तर्, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
antar- (Indonesian): inter-
Ancestry of “antar-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | अन्तर् | within, between, amongst, in the middle or... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |