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Where does “سکندر” come from?

سکندر (Persian) 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.

سکندر (Persian): stumble

Definitions

  1. stumble

Ancestry of “سکندر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianاسکندر—
2Pahlaviswkndl—
3Arabicإِسْكَنْدَر—
4Ancient GreekἈλέξανδροςAlexander
5Ancient Greekἀλέξωto keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,...
6Ancient Greekἀνδρόςgenitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man
7Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
8Proto-Hellenic*anḗr—

Words derived from “سکندر”

  • Secunderabad
  • सिकंदर
  • सिकंदराबाद
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