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
Ancestry of “dhāra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | धारा | edge; blade; current |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dʰā́raH | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰā́raH | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰórh₃-eh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerh₃- | to leap, spring |
Words derived from “dhāra”