Where does “dāraka” come from?

dāraka (Pali) comes from Sanskrit दारक, 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.

dāraka (Pali): child

Definitions

  1. child

Ancestry of “dāraka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदारकbreaking, tearing, splitting
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

Words derived from “dāraka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰwā́r →
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