Where does “अर्धचतुर्थ” come from?
अर्धचतुर्थ (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अर्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hárdʰas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁érdʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
अर्धचतुर्थ (Sanskrit): three and a half
Definitions
- three and a half
Ancestry of “अर्धचतुर्थ”, step by step
अर्धचतुर्थ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit अर्ध
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अर्ध | half, halved, forming a half; the half; one part... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hárdʰas | division, half |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁érdʰ-o-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |
via Sanskrit चतुर्थ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | चतुर्थ | fourth |