Where does “dārabharaṇa” come from?

dārabharaṇa (Pali) comes from Pali dāra, 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.

dārabharaṇa (Pali): maintenance of a wife

Definitions

  1. maintenance of a wife

Ancestry of “dārabharaṇa”, step by step

dārabharaṇa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali dāra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palidārayoung woman; wife, married woman
2Sanskritदारwife; rent, cleft, hole; tearing up, rending
3Sanskritदरfear; cleaving, split
4Proto-Indo-Aryand(ʰ)wā́r—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰwā́r—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

via Pali bharaṇa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palibharaṇabearing, supporting, maintenance
2Sanskritभरणthe act of bearing also in the womb carrying, bringing, procuring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰwā́r →