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Where does “صددر” come from?

صددر (Persian) comes from Persian در, from Classical Persian اندر, 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.

صددر (Persian): the hundred gates or ways

Definitions

  1. the hundred gates or ways

Ancestry of “صددر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianدرAPI •; at; in
2Classical Persianاندر—
3Middle Persian𐭡𐭩𐭭in; among
4Old Persian𐎠𐎫𐎼in, inside; within, among
5Proto-Iranian*Hántarah—
6Proto-Indo-IranianHántaras—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
8Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

Words derived from “صددر”

  • Saddar
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