Where does “दहलीज़” come from?

दहलीज़ (Hindi) comes from Persian دهلیز, from Old Persian duvarθi-, from Old Persian 𐎯𐎺𐎼𐎹𐎠, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

दहलीज़ (Hindi): threshold, boundary, limit

Definitions

  1. threshold, boundary, limit

Ancestry of “दहलीज़”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدهلیزvestibule, portico
2Old Persianduvarθi-—
3Old Persian𐎯𐎺𐎼𐎹𐎠at door
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Old Persian 𐎯𐎺𐎼𐎹𐎠 →Every word from Old Persian duvarθi- →