Where does “c̣haár” come from?

c̣haár (Palula) comes from Sanskrit क्षर, from Sanskrit क्षर्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰéreti — to flow, to melt.

c̣haár (Palula): waterfall

Definitions

  1. waterfall

Ancestry of “c̣haár”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्षरperishable
2Sanskritक्षर्to flow, melt, perish
3Proto-Indo-Aryangẓʰar-to flow, to stream; to melt, wane, perish
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰéretito flow, to melt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰéretiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰar-Every word from Sanskrit क्षर्
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