Where does “بهار” come from?

بهار (Classical Persian) comes from Middle Persian whʾl, from Old Persian 𐎺𐎠𐏃𐎼, from Proto-Iranian *wáhār, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wásr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ — spring.

Ancestry of “بهار”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianwhʾl—
2Old Persian𐎺𐎠𐏃𐎼spring
3Proto-Iranian*wáhār—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwásr̥spring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwósr̥spring

Words derived from “بهار”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wásr̥ →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wáhār →