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Where does “dhāra” come from?

dhāra (Pali) comes 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.

dhāra (Pali): stream, current

Definitions

  1. stream, current

Ancestry of “dhāra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधाराedge; blade; current
2Proto-Indo-Aryandʰā́raH—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰā́raH—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰórh₃-eh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerh₃-to leap, spring

Words derived from “dhāra”

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