Where does “मालदार” come from?

मालदार (Hindi) comes from Hindi माल, from Dhivehi މާލެ, from Dhivehi ލޭ, from Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀅, from Sanskrit लोहित, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

मालदार (Hindi): wealthy, rich

Definitions

  1. wealthy, rich

Ancestry of “मालदार”, step by step

मालदार traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi माल

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमालgoods, stuff, things; money; an attractive woman
2Dhivehiމާލެ—
3Dhivehiލޭblood
4Prakrit𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀅red
5Sanskritलोहितred, reddish; made of copper; blood
6Proto-Indo-IranianHráwdʰitasred
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via Hindi दार

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiदारwife
2Sanskritदारwife; rent, cleft, hole; tearing up, rending
3Sanskritदरfear; cleaving, split
4Proto-Indo-Aryand(ʰ)wā́r—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰwā́r—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas →Every word from Sanskrit लोहित →