Where does “तरफ़दार” come from?

तरफ़दार (Hindi) comes from Persian طرفدار, from Persian ـدار, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎫𐎡𐎹, from Proto-Iranian dāráyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰāráyati, from Proto-Indo-European dʰor-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

तरफ़दार (Hindi): backer, supporter; adherent, follower

Definitions

  1. backer, supporter; adherent, follower

Ancestry of “तरफ़दार”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianطرفدارsupporter; fan; adherent
2Persianـدارa suffix indicating ownership in compound words
3Old Persian𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎫𐎡𐎹to hold, have
4Proto-Iraniandāráyatito bear, hold
5Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰāráyatito bear, hold
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰor-éye-ti
7Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
8Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European dʰor-éye-ti