Re: Sanskrit dva:r- 'door'

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, richard.wordingham@... wrote:

> Is there an explanation for Sanskrit dva:r-, dva:ram rather than
> *dHva:r-, *dHva:ram from PIE *dHwó:r, *dHwérs ~ *dHúrs 'door'?

dva- is a prefix which means 'two'.

It is possible that the word was coined when two wooden planks were
used for a door, replacing the earlier 'wicket gate' made of rushes
or weeds.