Where does “ਉੱਤਰੀ” come from?

ਉੱਤਰੀ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਉੱਤਰ, from Sanskrit उत्तर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian útˢtaras, from Proto-Indo-European údteros, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

ਉੱਤਰੀ (Punjabi): northern

Definitions

  1. northern

Ancestry of “ਉੱਤਰੀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਉੱਤਰnorth
2Sanskritउत्तरupper, higher, superior; better; later,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianútˢtaras—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdteroshigher, outer
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European údteros →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian útˢtaras →