Where does “بُزُرْگ” come from?

بُزُرْگ (Classical Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭰𐭥𐭫𐭢, from Old Persian 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáȷ́ras, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

Ancestry of “بُزُرْگ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭥𐭰𐭥𐭫𐭢big, great
2Old Persian𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣great; big
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwáȷ́rasstrong, hard; a mace, club or any such weapon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “بُزُرْگ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáȷ́rasEvery word from Old Persian 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣