Where does “Xhevahir” come from?
Xhevahir (Albanian) comes from Turkish cevahir, from Arabic جَوَاهِر, from Arabic جَوْهَر, from Persian گوهر, from Middle Persian gwhl, from Old Persian gauθra.
Ancestry of “Xhevahir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | cevahir | — |
| 2 | Arabic | جَوَاهِر | jewel |
| 3 | Arabic | جَوْهَر | gem, jewel; jewel, pearl; jewels |
| 4 | Persian | گوهر | jewel; gem; pearl |
| 5 | Middle Persian | gwhl | substance, essence, nature; jewel; stock, lineage |
| 6 | Old Persian | gauθra | — |