Where does “دروغ” come from?

دروغ (Classical Persian) comes from Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎢𐎥, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

Ancestry of “دروغ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎭𐎼𐎢𐎥lie
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “دروغ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ- →Every word from Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎢𐎥 →
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