Where does “لگاتار” come from?

لگاتار (Urdu) comes from Urdu لگنا, from Sanskrit लग्यति, from Sanskrit लग्, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂gʷ- — to seize, take; to take, seize.

لگاتار (Urdu): continuously, uninterrupted

Definitions

  1. continuously, uninterrupted

Ancestry of “لگاتار”, step by step

لگاتار traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu لگنا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduلگناto seem, to appear
2Sanskritलग्यतिadheres, sticks, clings or attaches one's self to
3Sanskritलग्to attach, stick to, cling
4Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂gʷ-to seize, take; to take, seize

via Urdu تار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduتارcord; wire; telegraph
2Classical Persianتَار—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂gʷ- →Every word from Sanskrit लग् →Every word from Sanskrit लग्यति →