Where does “*Hárdakah” come from?
*Hárdakah (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Iranian *Hárdah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hárdʰas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁érdʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
Ancestry of “*Hárdakah”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | *Hárdah | half, side |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hárdʰas | division, half |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁érdʰ-o-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |