Where does “شوهر” come from?
شوهر (Classical Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian *fšautar, from Proto-Iranian *fšau-, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
Ancestry of “شوهر”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | *fšautar | — |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | *fšau- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |