Where does “كهرب” come from?

كهرب (Arabic) comes from Arabic كَهْرَبَاء, from Persian کهربا, from Persian کاه, from Persian کاستن, from Proto-Iranian kas-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

كهرب (Arabic): to electrify; to ionize; electron

Definitions

  1. to electrify; to ionize; electron

Ancestry of “كهرب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكَهْرَبَاءelectricity
2Persianکهرباamber
3Persianکاهchaff; straw; hay
4Persianکاستنto decrease
5Proto-Iraniankas-to be small, diminish, lessen
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Iranian kas- →Every word from Persian کاستن →