Etymology

Anantapur

A1N1A1N1T1A1P3U1R1

Today it means: A city and district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Full definition →

Sanskrit अनन्त
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromपुर“city, town”
  2. Sanskrit · derived fromअनन्त“endless, boundless, eternal, infinite”
  3. English todayAnantapur

From Sanskrit अनन्त (ananta, “endless, boundless, eternal, infinite”) + Sanskrit पुर (pura, “city, town”).

Words from the same roots

Sanskritअनन्त all →

AnantAnantaAnantagiri

Sanskritपुर all →

RatnapuraFaridpur DistrictHarimaupuraMadaripur DistrictPirojpur District-poreSaidpurSri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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