Where does “dolar” come from?
dolar (Dalmatian) comes from Latin doleō, from Proto-Italic doleō, from Proto-Indo-European dolh₁éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.
dolar (Dalmatian): to hurt, ache
Ancestry of “dolar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | doleō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | doleō | hurt, cause pain |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dolh₁éyeti | divide |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | delh₁- | to split, divide |