Where does “वार्” come from?

वार् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian waHr-, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁r- — water, liquid, milk.

वार् (Sanskrit): water; a pond, pool

Definitions

  1. water; a pond, pool

Ancestry of “वार्”, step by step

वार् traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian waHr-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianwaHr-water; rain
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁r-water, liquid, milk

via Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáHr̥

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranian*wáHr̥water

Words derived from “वार्”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian waHr- →