Where does “મહર” come from?

મહર (Gujarati) comes from Classical Persian مَهَر, from Arabic مَهْر, from Old Persian 𐎷𐎰𐎼, from Avestan 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀, from Proto-Iranian miθráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mitrás, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

મહર (Gujarati): mahr, dowry

Definitions

  1. mahr, dowry

Ancestry of “મહર”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianمَهَر—
2Arabicمَهْرmarriage portion; dowry
3Old Persian𐎷𐎰𐎼Mithra, a Zoroastrian deity
4Avestan𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀contract; agreement; pact
5Proto-Iranianmiθráh—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianmitráscovenant; treaty; agreement
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mitrás →Every word from Proto-Iranian miθráh →