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Where does “اندر” come from?

اندر (Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭭, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎫𐎼, from Proto-Iranian *Hántarah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hántaras, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

اندر (Persian): in, into

Definitions

  1. in, into

Ancestry of “اندر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭡𐭩𐭭in; among
2Old Persian𐎠𐎫𐎼in, inside; within, among
3Proto-Iranian*Hántarah—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHántaras—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
6Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

Words derived from “اندر”

  • अंदर
  • اندر
  • andre
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