Where does “اسكندر” come from?
اسكندر (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian اسکندر, from Pahlavi swkndl, from Arabic إِسْكَنْدَر, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος, from Ancient Greek ἀλέξω, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr — man.
اسكندر (Ottoman Turkish): Alexander the great
Definitions
- Alexander the great
Ancestry of “اسكندر”, step by step
اسكندر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian اسکندر
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | اسکندر | — |
| 2 | Pahlavi | swkndl | — |
| 3 | Arabic | إِسْكَنْدَر | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἀλέξανδρος | Alexander |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀλέξω | to keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀνδρός | genitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀνήρ | man; husband; human being, as opposed to a god |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *anḗr | man |
via Arabic اسكندر
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | اسكندر | — |