Where does “tara” come from?

tara (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit तर, from Sanskrit तॄ, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

tara (Old Javanese): intensifier

Definitions

  1. intensifier

Ancestry of “tara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritतरCrossing
2Sanskritतॄto pass
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit तॄ →Every word from Sanskrit तर →