Where does “લાહોર” come from?

લાહોર (Gujarati) comes from Urdu لاہور, from Sanskrit लवपुरी, from Sanskrit पुरी, from Sanskrit पर, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “લાહોર”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduلاہور—
2Sanskritलवपुरी—
3Sanskritपुरीfortress, castle, town; name of a town; the...
4Sanskritपरother; more remote; distant, further, other
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Sanskrit पर →