Where does “أسوار” come from?

أسوار (Arabic) comes from Middle Persian ʾswbʾl, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎲𐎠𐎼, from Proto-Iranian Hacwabāráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Haćwabʰāras.

أسوار (Arabic): a member of the Sasanian military unit aswârân

Definitions

  1. a member of the Sasanian military unit aswârân

Ancestry of “أسوار”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianʾswbʾlhorseman, rider
2Old Persian𐎠𐎿𐎲𐎠𐎼horseman
3Proto-IranianHacwabāráhhorseman
4Proto-Indo-IranianHaćwabʰāras—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Haćwabʰāras →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hacwabāráh →Every word from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎲𐎠𐎼 →
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