Where does “དར” come from?

དར (Tibetan) comes from Mongolian торго, from Proto-Mongolic torga, from Proto-Turkic torko — silk fabric.

དར (Tibetan): silk; banner or sash, especially a silken one

Definitions

  1. silk; banner or sash, especially a silken one

Ancestry of “དར”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mongolianторгоsilk; silk-like, soft and thin; fine, delicate
2Proto-Mongolictorga—
3Proto-Turkictorkosilk fabric

Words derived from “དར”

Every word from Proto-Turkic torko →Every word from Proto-Mongolic torga →Every word from Mongolian торго →