Where does “rəhbər” come from?

rəhbər (Azerbaijani) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish رهبر, from Persian رهبر, from Persian بر, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭣𐭬, from Proto-Iranian *upári, from Proto-Indo-Aryan upári, from Proto-Indo-Iranian upári, from Proto-Indo-European upér.

rəhbər (Azerbaijani): chief, head, boss; leader; guidebook

Definitions

  1. chief, head, boss; leader; guidebook

Ancestry of “rəhbər”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishرهبرguide, who leads on the way
2Persianرهبرleader, conductor, guide
3PersianبرAPI •; on; upon
4Middle Persian𐭬𐭣𐭬up, on, over
5Proto-Iranian*upáriabove, over
6Proto-Indo-Aryanupári—
7Proto-Indo-Iranianupáriabove, over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “rəhbər”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →