Where does “hāra” come from?
hāra (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit हार, from Sanskrit हर, from Sanskrit हृ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
hāra (Old Javanese): necklace
Definitions
- necklace
Ancestry of “hāra”, step by step
hāra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit हार
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | हार | garland |
| 2 | Sanskrit | हर | bearing, wearing, taking, conveying, bringing (» कवच-, वार्त्ता-ह्°), taking away, carrying off, removing, destroying (» बल-, शक्ति-ह्°) |
| 3 | Sanskrit | हृ | to take |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *qaʀa | a tree, Ficus spp |