Where does “चार” come from?
चार (Nepali) comes from Sanskrit चत्वारस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
चार (Nepali): four
Ancestry of “चार”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | चत्वारस् | masculine nominative plural of चतुर् |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čatwā́ras | four |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |