Where does “दूर” come from?

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

दूर (Sanskrit): distant, far, long, remote; distance, remoteness;...

Definitions

  1. distant, far, long, remote; distance, remoteness;...

Ancestry of “दूर”, step by step

दूर traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian duHrás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianduHrásdistant, far; long, remote
2Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂róslong
3Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long

via Sanskrit लेख

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलेखwriting; letter; line, stroke

via Proto-Indo-Aryan duHrás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanduHrás—

Words derived from “दूर”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂rós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian duHrás →