Where does “ภาระ” come from?

ภาระ (Thai) comes from Sanskrit भार, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰārás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰorós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

ภาระ (Thai): weight; weightiness, heaviness; that which is weighty or heavy

Definitions

  1. weight; weightiness, heaviness; that which is weighty or heavy

Ancestry of “ภาระ”, step by step

ภาระ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit भार

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभारbearing, carrying, holding; bringing; bestowing,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰārás
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoróscarrying, bear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Pali bhāra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PalibhāraName of the Pali root bhar

Words derived from “ภาระ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰorósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰārás