Where does “achar” come from?

achar (Portuguese) comes from Hindi आचार, from Sanskrit आचार, from Sanskrit चार, from Sanskrit चर, from Sanskrit -अ, from Sanskrit भाग्य, from Sanskrit भाग, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰāgás — Paleo-Balkan oak.

achar (Portuguese): to find; to encounter; to find; to consider; to...

Definitions

  1. to find; to encounter; to find; to consider; to...

Ancestry of “achar”, step by step

achar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi आचार

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiआचारconduct, behavior; custom, tradition; exchange
2Sanskritआचारconduct, manner of action, behaviour, good...
3Sanskritचारmovement
4Sanskritचरsecret emissary, spy, agent; wandering, walking,...
5Sanskrit-अ
6Sanskritभाग्यluck, destiny, fate, fortune, chance, welfare,...
7Sanskritभागpart, portion, share, allotment; compartment,...
8Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰāgásdivision; allotment
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂gósPaleo-Balkan oak

via Malay acar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayacarA pickle or achar
2Classical Malayاچر

Words derived from “achar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂gósEvery word from Sanskrit -अEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰāgás