Where does “دارو” come from?

دارو (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit दारु, from Sanskrit दॄ, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

دارو (Urdu): wood; timber; medicine

Definitions

  1. wood; timber; medicine

Ancestry of “دارو”, step by step

دارو traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit दारु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदारुpiece of wood, wood, timber; bursting, breaking,...
2Sanskritदॄto tear; to divide; to tear to pieces, to wrench
3Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

via Classical Persian دَارُو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianدَارُو
2Middle Persiandʾlwkˈdrug, medication; drug, medicament

Words derived from “دارو

Every word from Proto-Indo-European der-Every word from Sanskrit दॄEvery word from Sanskrit दारु