Where does “جوهر” come from?

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

جوهر (Arabic): jewel; precious stone; pearl

Definitions

  1. jewel; precious stone; pearl

Ancestry of “جوهر”, 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 →