Where does “વાર” come from?
વાર (Gujarati) comes from Old Gujarati वार, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀭, from Sanskrit वार, from Sanskrit वर, from Sanskrit वीर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wīrás, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
વાર (Gujarati): time, delay
Definitions
- time, delay
Ancestry of “વાર”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Gujarati | वार | — |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀯𑀸𑀭 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वार | Alternative form of वाल; keeping back,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वर | "environing", "enclosing", circumference, space,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वीर | man, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wīrás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |