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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishcevahir
2Arabicجَوَاهِرjewel
3Arabicجَوْهَرgem, jewel; jewel, pearl; jewels
4Persianگوهرjewel; gem; pearl
5Middle Persiangwhlsubstance, essence, nature; jewel; stock, lineage
6Old Persiangauθra
Every word from Old Persian gauθraEvery word from Middle Persian gwhlEvery word from Persian گوهر
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