Where does “dhārāyanta” come from?

dhārāyanta (Pali) comes from Pali dhārā, from Sanskrit धारा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dʰā́raH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰā́raH, from Proto-Indo-European dʰórh₃-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerh₃- — to leap, spring.

dhārāyanta (Pali): a fountain

Definitions

  1. a fountain

Ancestry of “dhārāyanta”, step by step

dhārāyanta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali dhārā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PalidhārāA torrent, stream, flow, shower; the edge of a...
2Sanskritधाराedge; blade; current
3Proto-Indo-Aryandʰā́raH—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰā́raH—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰórh₃-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerh₃-to leap, spring

via Pali yanta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliyantapresent active participle of yāti; machine; means...
2Sanskritयन्त्रany instrument for holding or restraining or...

Words derived from “dhārāyanta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰerh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰórh₃-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰā́raH →