Where does “durbar” come from?
durbar (English) comes from Persian دربار, from Persian بار, from French bar, from English Bar, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi.
durbar (English): A ceremonial gathering held by a ruler in India;...
Definitions
- A ceremonial gathering held by a ruler in India;...
Ancestry of “durbar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | دربار | court; palace; home |
| 2 | Persian | بار | present stem form of باریدن; burden, load,... |
| 3 | French | bar | A bar; A bass |
| 4 | English | Bar | A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length |
| 5 | German | bär | — |
| 6 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 7 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |