Words that come from Middle Persian “gwhl”

35 words across 19 languages descend from Middle Persian gwhl — including Johor, جَوْهَر, Johor Bahru, jauhar, جوهر, Xhevahir, جَوَاهِر, cevher.

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Persian (5)

Arabic (4)

English (2)

Indonesian (2)

Albanian (2)

Turkish (2)

Armenian (2)

Bashkir (2)

Serbo-Croatian (2)

Malay (2)

Andalusian Arabic (2)

Maltese (1)

Georgian (1)

Middle Armenian (1)

Old Spanish (1)

Ottoman Turkish (1)

Swahili (1)

Old Armenian (1)

Spanish (1)