Where does “فشار” come from?
فشار (Arabic) comes from Persian فشار, from Persian فشردن, from Middle Persian afšurdan.
فشار (Arabic): popcorn
Ancestry of “فشار”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | فشار | pressure |
| 2 | Persian | فشردن | to press; to squeeze |
| 3 | Middle Persian | afšurdan | — |