Where does “अर्ध” come from?
अर्ध (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hárdʰas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁érdʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
अर्ध (Sanskrit): half, halved, forming a half; the half; one part...
Definitions
- half, halved, forming a half; the half; one part...
Ancestry of “अर्ध”, step by step
अर्ध traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-Iranian Hárdʰas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hárdʰas | division, half |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁érdʰ-o-s | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |
via Proto-Indo-Aryan Hárdʰas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hárdʰas | — |