Where does “dara” come from?

dara (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese dara, from Sanskrit दार, from Sanskrit दर, from Proto-Indo-Aryan d(ʰ)wā́r, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰwā́r, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

dara (Javanese): pigeon; dove; wife

Definitions

  1. pigeon; dove; wife

Ancestry of “dara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesedaradove; pigeon
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

Words derived from “dara”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰwā́r →