Where does “talukdar” come from?

talukdar (English) comes from Hindi तालुक़, from Hindi दार, from Sanskrit दार, from Sanskrit दर, from Proto-Indo-Aryan d(ʰ)wā́r, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰwā́r, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

talukdar (English): An Indian landholder in the Mughal Empire and...

Definitions

  1. An Indian landholder in the Mughal Empire and...

Ancestry of “talukdar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiतालुक़district
2Hindiदारwife
3Sanskritदारwife; rent, cleft, hole; tearing up, rending
4Sanskritदरfear; cleaving, split
5Proto-Indo-Aryand(ʰ)wā́r—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰwā́r—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰwā́r →