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Where does “سوار” come from?

سوار (Classical Persian) comes from Middle Persian ʾswbʾl, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎲𐎠𐎼, from Proto-Iranian Hacwabāráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Haćwabʰāras.

Ancestry of “سوار”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianʾswbʾlhorseman, rider
2Old Persian𐎠𐎿𐎲𐎠𐎼horseman
3Proto-IranianHacwabāráhhorseman
4Proto-Indo-IranianHaćwabʰāras—
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