Where does “vāri” come from?

vāri (Pali) comes from Sanskrit वारि, from Sanskrit वार्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian waHr-, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁r- — water, liquid, milk.

vāri (Pali): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “vāri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवारिwater
2Sanskritवार्water; a pond, pool
3Proto-Indo-IranianwaHr-water; rain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁r-water, liquid, milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian waHr- →Every word from Sanskrit वार् →
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