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Where does “ဒွာရ” come from?

ဒွာရ (Burmese) comes from Pali dvāra, from Sanskrit द्वार, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dwā́ram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰwā́ram, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwórom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwor-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

ဒွာရ (Burmese): door

Definitions

  1. door

Ancestry of “ဒွာရ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palidvāradoor, entrance, gate
2Sanskritद्वारdoor, gate, passage, entrance; opening, aperture;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryandwā́ram—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰwā́ram—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwórom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwor-door, gate; doorway, door, gate
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
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