Where does “තරම” come from?

තරම (Sinhalese) comes from Tamil தரம், 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.

තරම (Sinhalese): degree, quantity, proportion

Definitions

  1. degree, quantity, proportion

Ancestry of “තරම”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilதரம்quality, superiority, excellence
2Sanskritदरfear; cleaving, split
3Proto-Indo-Aryand(ʰ)wā́r—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰwā́r—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰwā́r →