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Where does “*dwā́r” come from?

*dwā́r (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰwā́r, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

Ancestry of “*dwā́r”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰwā́r—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
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