Where does “tahsildar” come from?

tahsildar (Turkish) comes from Turkish dar, from Arabic طار, from Proto-Turkic tār, from Proto-Indo-European témHos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

tahsildar (Turkish): collector

Definitions

  1. collector

Ancestry of “tahsildar”, step by step

tahsildar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish dar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishdarnarrow; house, place
2Arabicطارto fly
3Proto-Turkictārbald, hairless
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantémHosdarkness
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

via English tahsil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtahsilAn administrative division in India and Pakistan
2Urduتحصیلtahsil
3Classical Persianتَحْصِیل—
4Arabicتَحْصِيل—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Proto-Indo-European témHos →Every word from Proto-Turkic tār →