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Where does “هُنَر” come from?
هُنَر (Classical Persian) comes from Pahlavi 𐫍𐫇𐫗𐫡, from Old Persian 𐎢𐎺𐎴𐎼 — talent, capability.
Ancestry of “هُنَر”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Pahlavi
𐫍𐫇𐫗𐫡
—
2
Old Persian
𐎢𐎺𐎴𐎼
talent, capability
Words derived from “هُنَر”
هنر
hüner
унер
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