Where does “બાર” come from?
બાર (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit द्वादश, from Sanskrit दश, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
બાર (Gujarati): twelve
Ancestry of “બાર”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | द्वादश | twelve |
| 2 | Sanskrit | दश | ten |
| 3 | Sanskrit | देश | point, region, spot, place, part, portion;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dayśás | point, region, part; country, province |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dayćás | part, point; country |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |