Where does “tara” come from?
tara (Indonesian) comes from Dutch tarra, from Italian tara, from Arabic طرح, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.
tara (Indonesian): comparable, equal, equivalent
Definitions
- comparable, equal, equivalent
Ancestry of “tara”, step by step
tara traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch tarra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tarra | tare |
| 2 | Italian | tara | tare; defect, vice, flaw; deficiency |
| 3 | Arabic | طرح | to throw, to cast, to fling, to toss; to discard,... |
| 4 | Arabic | ر | second-person masculine singular active... |
| 5 | Arabic | رَأَى | to see |
via Sanskrit तर
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | तर | Crossing |
| 2 | Sanskrit | तॄ | to pass |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₂- | to cross over, pass through, overcome |
via Malay tara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | tara | — |