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Where does “दार” come from?

दार (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit दर, from Proto-Indo-Aryan d(ʰ)wā́r, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰwā́r, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

दार (Sanskrit): wife; rent, cleft, hole; tearing up, rending

Definitions

  1. wife; rent, cleft, hole; tearing up, rending

Ancestry of “दार”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदरfear; cleaving, split
2Proto-Indo-Aryand(ʰ)wā́r—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰwā́r—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

Words derived from “दार”

  • talukdar
  • दार
  • तालुक़
  • dara
  • dāra
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