Where does “कोह” come from?

कोह (Hindi) comes from Persian کوه, from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭥𐭯, from Old Persian 𐎣𐎢𐎳, from Proto-Iranian *káwfš — hill, mountain.

कोह (Hindi): mountain; hill; anger, fury

Definitions

  1. mountain; hill; anger, fury

Ancestry of “कोह”, step by step

कोह traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian کوه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکوهmountain
2Middle Persian𐭪𐭥𐭯hill, mountain
3Old Persian𐎣𐎢𐎳mountain
4Proto-Iranian*káwfšhill, mountain

via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑁄𑀥

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀓𑁄𑀥—
2Sanskritक्रोधanger, wrath
3Sanskritक्रुध्to become angry, be wrathful
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankrawdʰ-to be angry, enraged
Every word from Proto-Iranian *káwfš →Every word from Old Persian 𐎣𐎢𐎳 →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭥𐭯 →