Where does “اگر” come from?

اگر (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit अगरु, from Tamil அகில், from Old Tamil 𑀅𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁰 — agar, agarwood.

اگر (Urdu): if

Definitions

  1. if

Ancestry of “اگر”, step by step

اگر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit अगरु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअगरुagarwood
2Tamilஅகில்agarwood, eaglewood
3Old Tamil𑀅𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁰agar, agarwood

via Classical Persian اَگَر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianاَگَر—

Words derived from “اگر”

Every word from Old Tamil 𑀅𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁰 →Every word from Tamil அகில் →Every word from Sanskrit अगरु →