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Where does “کِشْوَر” come from?

کِشْوَر (Classical Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭱𐭥𐭥, from Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬱𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬀.

Ancestry of “کِشْوَر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭪𐭱𐭥𐭥—
2Avestan𐬐𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬱𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬀—
Every word from Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬱𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬀 →