05-19-2007, 05:47 PM
Dera is as Bodhi said from Farsi, here is the origin:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->H दà¥à¤°à¤¾ derÄ (P. dera; prob.=dehrÄ, q.v.), s.m. House, habitation, dwelling, tent (=á¸erÄ); an idol-temple (=dehrÄ).
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Dun could be native.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->H दà¥à¤°à¤¾ derÄ (P. dera; prob.=dehrÄ, q.v.), s.m. House, habitation, dwelling, tent (=á¸erÄ); an idol-temple (=dehrÄ).
http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologi...ct&display=utf8<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Dun could be native.