Where does “andre” come from?

andre (Romani) comes from 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.

andre (Romani): inside

Definitions

  1. inside

Ancestry of “andre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianاندرin, into
2Middle Persian𐭡𐭩𐭭in; among
3Old Persian𐎠𐎫𐎼in, inside; within, among
4Proto-Iranian*Hántarah—
5Proto-Indo-IranianHántaras—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
7Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hántaras →