Where does “dara” come from?
dara (Malay) comes from Javanese dara, 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.
Ancestry of “dara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Javanese | dara | pigeon; dove; wife |
| 2 | Old Javanese | dara | dove; pigeon |
| 3 | Sanskrit | दार | wife; rent, cleft, hole; tearing up, rending |
| 4 | Sanskrit | दर | fear; cleaving, split |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | d(ʰ)wā́r | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰwā́r | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwṓr | door |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwer- | door |