Where does “تار” come from?

تار (Persian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian *támHsram, from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- — dark.

تار (Persian): dark; obscure; dim

Definitions

  1. dark; obscure; dim

Ancestry of “تار”, step by step

تار traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian *támHsram

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranian*támHsramdarkness; dark night
2Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-dark

via Proto-Indo-European ten-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “تار”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *támHsram →