Where does “બહાર” come from?

બહાર (Gujarati) comes from Arabic بَهَار, from Classical Persian بهار, from Middle Persian whʾl, from Old Persian 𐎺𐎠𐏃𐎼, from Proto-Iranian *wáhār, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wásr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ — spring.

બહાર (Gujarati): outside

Definitions

  1. outside

Ancestry of “બહાર”, step by step

બહાર traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic بَهَار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَهَارspring
2Classical Persianبهار—
3Middle Persianwhʾl—
4Old Persian𐎺𐎠𐏃𐎼spring
5Proto-Iranian*wáhār—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianwásr̥spring
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwósr̥spring

via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀭

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀩𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀭—
2Sanskritबहिर्before vowels and some consonants
3Sanskritबहिस्out, forth, outwards, outside, out of, apart...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wásr̥ →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wáhār →