Where does “برف” come from?
برف (Classical Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭯𐭫, from Proto-Iranian wafrah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wapras.
Ancestry of “برف”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Persian | 𐭥𐭯𐭫 | — |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | wafrah | snow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wapras | — |