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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Persian | 𐭥𐭰𐭥𐭫𐭢 | big, great |
| 2 | Old Persian | 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣 | great; big |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wáȷ́ras | strong, hard; a mace, club or any such weapon |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |