From Proto-Iranian *bárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰárati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti (“to bear, to carry”). Cognate with Tajik бурдан (burdan), Avestan 𐬠𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (baraiti), Sanskrit भरति (bharati).
ва̄р • (vār)