Where does “اتر پردیش” come from?

اتر پردیش (Urdu) comes from Urdu پردیش, from Sanskrit प्रदेश, from Sanskrit प्र-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pra-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “اتر پردیش”, step by step

اتر پردیش traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu پردیش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduپردیشprovince
2Sanskritप्रदेशpointing out, showing, indication, direction,...
3Sanskritप्र-forward, before; forward, forth; in front of
4Proto-Indo-Aryanpra-forth
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpra-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Urdu اُتَّر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduاُتَّر—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →