Where does “دلدار” come from?

دلدار (Persian) comes from Persian ـدار, 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, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

دلدار (Persian): beloved; mistress

Definitions

  1. beloved; mistress

Ancestry of “دلدار”, step by step

دلدار traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ـدار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـدارa suffix indicating ownership in compound words
2Old Persian𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎫𐎡𐎹to hold, have
3Proto-Iraniandāráyatito bear, hold
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰāráyatito bear, hold
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰor-éye-ti
6Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
7Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via Persian دل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدلheart; mind; courage
2Proto-Iranian*jā́rdheart
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ʰā́rdheart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European dʰor-éye-ti