Where does “तैराक” come from?

तैराक (Hindi) comes from Hindi तैरना, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tr̥Háti, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

तैराक (Hindi): swimmer

Definitions

  1. swimmer

Ancestry of “तैराक”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiतैरनाto swim; to float
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*tr̥Háti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

Words derived from “तैराक”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tr̥Háti →Every word from Hindi तैरना →