Where does “तैराना” come from?
तैराना (Hindi) comes from Hindi तैरना, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tr̥Háti, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.
तैराना (Hindi): to float
Ancestry of “तैराना”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | तैरना | to swim; to float |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *tr̥Háti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₂- | to cross over, pass through, overcome |