Where does “Dara” come from?
Dara derives from Irish dara, from Irish dair, from Old Irish aile, from Proto-Celtic alyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, ultimately from the root h₂el-.
Ancestry of “Dara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | دارا | possessing; having; possessed of; with the quality of |
| 2 | Middle Persian | 𐭣𐭠𐭫𐭠𐭡 | — |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁 | — |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 | — |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎫𐎡𐎹 | to hold, have |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | dāráyati | to bear, hold |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰāráyati | to bear, hold |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰor-éye-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |