Where does “हजार” come from?
हजार (Nepali) comes from Hindi हज़ार, from Persian هزار, from Middle Persian hcʾl, from Proto-Iranian hajáhram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian saȷ́ʰásram, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.
हजार (Nepali): thousand
Definitions
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Ancestry of “हजार”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | हज़ार | a thousand |
| 2 | Persian | هزار | thousand |
| 3 | Middle Persian | hcʾl | thousand |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | hajáhram | one thousand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | saȷ́ʰásram | one thousand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥-ǵʰéslom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéslom | thousand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |