Where does “بهار” come from?

بهار (Arabic) comes from Classical Persian بهار, from Middle Persian whʾl, from Old Persian 𐎺𐎠𐏃𐎼, from Proto-Iranian *wáhār, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wásr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ — spring.

بهار (Arabic): oxeye; spice, seasoning; a dry measure

Definitions

  1. oxeye; spice, seasoning; a dry measure

Ancestry of “بهار”, step by step

بهار traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian بهار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianبهار—
2Middle Persianwhʾl—
3Old Persian𐎺𐎠𐏃𐎼spring
4Proto-Iranian*wáhār—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwásr̥spring
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwósr̥spring

via Urdu بھار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduبھار—
2Hindiभारburden, load, weight; weight, heft
3Sanskritभारbearing, carrying, holding; bringing; bestowing,...
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰārás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoróscarrying, bear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “بهار”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wásr̥ →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wáhār →