Where does “ajar” come from?
ajar (Iban) comes from Malay ajar, from Sanskrit आचार्य, from Sanskrit आचार, from Sanskrit चार, from Sanskrit चर, from Sanskrit -अ, from Sanskrit भाग्य, from Sanskrit भाग — Paleo-Balkan oak.
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Ancestry of “ajar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | ajar | to teach |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आचार्य | ‘knowing or teaching the आचार or rules’, a... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आचार | conduct, manner of action, behaviour, good... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | चार | movement |
| 5 | Sanskrit | चर | secret emissary, spy, agent; wandering, walking,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | -अ | — |
| 7 | Sanskrit | भाग्य | luck, destiny, fate, fortune, chance, welfare,... |
| 8 | Sanskrit | भाग | part, portion, share, allotment; compartment,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰāgás | division; allotment |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂gós | Paleo-Balkan oak |