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Where does “سترک” come from?

سترک (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit सतर्क, from Sanskrit स-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sa-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

سترک (Urdu): alert, cautious, careful, heedful

Definitions

  1. alert, cautious, careful, heedful

Ancestry of “سترک”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसतर्कalert, cautious, considerate, logical; having...
2Sanskritस-with
3Proto-Indo-Aryan*sa-—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansa-together, co-
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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