Where does “خدارا” come from?

خدارا (Persian) comes from Persian خدا, from Classical Persian خدای, from Middle Persian hwtʾy, from Proto-Iranian *hwatā́wHā — lord, sovereign, king.

خدارا (Persian): by God! for God’s sake!

Definitions

  1. by God! for God’s sake!

Ancestry of “خدارا”, step by step

خدارا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian خدا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianخداGod, god; lord; patron
2Classical Persianخدای—
3Middle Persianhwtʾylord
4Proto-Iranian*hwatā́wHālord, sovereign, king

via Persian را

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianراto
Every word from Proto-Iranian *hwatā́wHā →Every word from Middle Persian hwtʾy →Every word from Classical Persian خدای →