Where does “دارا” come from?
دارا (Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭠𐭫𐭠𐭡, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎫𐎡𐎹, from Proto-Iranian dāráyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰāráyati, from Proto-Indo-European dʰor-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
دارا (Persian): possessing; having; possessed of; with the quality of
Definitions
- possessing; having; possessed of; with the quality of
Ancestry of “دارا”, step by step
دارا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Persian 𐭣𐭠𐭫𐭠𐭡
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | 𐭣𐭠𐭫𐭠𐭡 | — |
| 2 | Old Persian | 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁 | — |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 | — |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎫𐎡𐎹 | to hold, have |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | dāráyati | to bear, hold |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰāráyati | to bear, hold |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰor-éye-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |