Etymology

From Sanskrit द्वार ‎(dvā́ra), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- ‎(“gate, door”). Cognate with Hindustani द्वार ‎(dvār) / دوار ‎(dvār), English door, German Tür, Old Persian 𐎯𐎺𐎼𐎹𐎠 ‎(duvar-, “door, gate”), Russian дверь ‎(dver’).