Where does “thar” come from?
thar (English) comes from Hindi थर, from Hindi सत, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
thar (English): Nonstandard form of there; Alternative spelling...
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- Nonstandard form of there; Alternative spelling...
Ancestry of “thar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | थर | — |
| 2 | Hindi | सत | truth, fact; true |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |