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Where does “دھارا” come from?

دھارا (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit धारा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dʰā́raH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰā́raH, from Proto-Indo-European dʰórh₃-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerh₃- — to leap, spring.

دھارا (Urdu): a stream; a current of water

Definitions

  1. a stream; a current of water

Ancestry of “دھارا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधाराedge; blade; current
2Proto-Indo-Aryandʰā́raH—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰā́raH—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰórh₃-eh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerh₃-to leap, spring
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