Where does “taroón” come from?

taroón (Kohistani Shina) comes from Sanskrit तरति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tárHati, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

taroón (Kohistani Shina): to swim

Definitions

  1. to swim

Ancestry of “taroón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतरतिto pass across or over, cross over (a river), sail across
2Proto-Indo-IraniantárHatito cross over
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tárHatiEvery word from Sanskrit तरति
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