Where does “مَهَرَ” come from?

مَهَرَ (Arabic) comes from Arabic ه, 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.

مَهَرَ (Arabic): to contract, to give a dowry; to be deft or...

Definitions

  1. to contract, to give a dowry; to be deft or...

Ancestry of “مَهَرَ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicهhim, his, it, its; AH; Banū Ṭayyiʾ form of أَ
2Arabicكَهْرَبَاءelectricity
3Persianکهرباamber
4Persianکاهchaff; straw; hay
5Persianکاستنto decrease
6Proto-Iraniankas-to be small, diminish, lessen
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

Words derived from “مَهَرَ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Iranian kas- →Every word from Persian کاستن →