Where does “بهار” come from?

بهار (Hijazi Arabic) 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.

بهار (Hijazi Arabic): spice

Definitions

  1. spice

Ancestry of “بهار”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَهَارspring
2Classical Persianبهار—
3Middle Persianwhʾl—
4Old Persian𐎺𐎠𐏃𐎼spring
5Proto-Iranian*wáhār—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianwásr̥spring
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwósr̥spring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wásr̥ →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wáhār →