Where does “гүр” come from?

гүр (Bashkir) comes from Persian گور, from Middle Persian gwl, from Old Persian *vr̥dah, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥dʰos — sweetbriar.

гүр (Bashkir): grave, tomb

Definitions

  1. grave, tomb

Ancestry of “гүр”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگورgrave; tomb; desert
2Middle Persiangwlflower
3Old Persian*vr̥dahflower, rose
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥dʰossweetbriar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥dʰos →Every word from Old Persian *vr̥dah →Every word from Middle Persian gwl →