Where does “pir” come from?

pir (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian پیر, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *parHušás — grey.

pir (Azerbaijani): old man, whitebeard

Definitions

  1. old man, whitebeard

Ancestry of “pir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپیرold, aged; Pir, Sheikh; father
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*parHušásgrey
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *parHušás →Every word from Persian پیر →