Where does “বৰফ” come from?

বৰফ (Assamese) comes from Classical Persian برف, from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭯𐭫, from Proto-Iranian wafrah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wapras — a scattered pile, mound.

বৰফ (Assamese): ice; snow

Definitions

  1. ice; snow

Ancestry of “বৰফ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianبرف—
2Middle Persian𐭥𐭯𐭫—
3Proto-Iranianwafrahsnow
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwaprasa scattered pile, mound
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wapras →Every word from Proto-Iranian wafrah →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭯𐭫 →