Where does “சாம்பார்” come from?
சாம்பார் (Tamil) comes from Marathi सांभार, from Old Marathi सांबार, from Sanskrit सम्भार, from Proto-Indo-Aryan sambʰārás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sambʰārás, from Proto-Indo-European sem-bʰor-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
Ancestry of “சாம்பார்”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Marathi | सांभार | — |
| 2 | Old Marathi | सांबार | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सम्भार | provisions; equipment; materials required for a... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | sambʰārás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sambʰārás | a storage, warehouse, reservoir; provisions,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem-bʰor-ó-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |