Where does “दीदार” come from?

दीदार (Hindi) comes from Persian دیدار, from Persian دیدن, from Middle Persian dytn', from Proto-Iranian daiH-, from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₂-.

दीदार (Hindi): seeing; sight; beauty, allure

Definitions

  1. seeing; sight; beauty, allure

Ancestry of “दीदार”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدیدارrendezvous; visit; meeting
2Persianدیدنto see
3Middle Persiandytn'—
4Proto-IraniandaiH-to look, see
5Proto-Indo-European*deyh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Iranian daiH- →Every word from Middle Persian dytn' →