Where does “дар” come from?
дар (Udi) comes from Armenian դար, from Old Armenian դար, from German darum, from Middle High German darumme, from Old High German umbi, from Proto-West Germanic umbi, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi — on, onto.
дар (Udi): chasm in a rock or cliff
Ancestry of “дар”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | դար | century, 100 years; age, epoch; hill, hillock,... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | դար | age, long period of time of 100, 1000 or... |
| 3 | German | darum | around it, around that; therefore; because! |
| 4 | Middle High German | darumme | — |
| 5 | Old High German | umbi | around |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | umbi | around |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | umbi | around, about |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |