Where does “اوتار” come from?
اوتار (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit अवतार, from Sanskrit अव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háwa, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.
اوتار (Urdu): descent; a respected person; a wicked person
Definitions
- descent; a respected person; a wicked person
Ancestry of “اوتار”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | अवतार | avatar: descent , appearance of any deity upon... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अव | off, away; down; this |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háwa | away from, off; down |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | — |