Where does “درگیر” come from?

درگیر (Persian) comes from Persian در, from Classical Persian اندر, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭭, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎫𐎼, from Proto-Iranian *Hántarah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hántaras, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

درگیر (Persian): involved (in a situation)

Definitions

  1. involved (in a situation)

Ancestry of “درگیر”, step by step

درگیر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian در

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianدرAPI •; at; in
2Classical Persianاندر
3Middle Persian𐭡𐭩𐭭in; among
4Old Persian𐎠𐎫𐎼in, inside; within, among
5Proto-Iranian*Hántarah
6Proto-Indo-IranianHántaras
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
8Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

via Persian گرفتن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگرفتنto grab
2Middle Persiangriftan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teros
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