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Where does “ਦੂਰ” come from?

ਦੂਰ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit दूर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian duHrás, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂rós, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- — far; long.

ਦੂਰ (Punjabi): far, distant; far

Definitions

  1. far, distant; far

Ancestry of “ਦੂਰ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदूरdistant, far, long, remote; distance, remoteness;...
2Proto-Indo-IranianduHrásdistant, far; long, remote
3Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂rós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long
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