Where does “الجوهر” come from?

الجوهر (Andalusian Arabic) comes from Persian گوهر, from Middle Persian gwhl, from Old Persian gauθra.

Ancestry of “الجوهر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگوهرjewel; gem; pearl
2Middle Persiangwhlsubstance, essence, nature; jewel; stock, lineage
3Old Persiangauθra—
Every word from Old Persian gauθra →Every word from Middle Persian gwhl →Every word from Persian گوهر →