Where does “Peshawar” come from?

Peshawar (English) comes from Urdu پشاور, from Classical Persian پَرَشَاوَر, from Sanskrit पुरुषपुर, from Sanskrit पुर, from Sanskrit पर, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “Peshawar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduپشاور—
2Classical Persianپَرَشَاوَر—
3Sanskritपुरुषपुर—
4Sanskritपुरfortress, castle, city, town; the female...
5Sanskritपरother; more remote; distant, further, other
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “Peshawar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Sanskrit पर →