Where does “ख़्वार” come from?

ख़्वार (Hindi) comes from Persian خوار, from Middle Persian hw'l.

ख़्वार (Hindi): Contemptible, abject; poor, distressed, abandoned, friendless, wretched

Definitions

  1. Contemptible, abject; poor, distressed, abandoned, friendless, wretched

Ancestry of “ख़्वार”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخوارeasy; mean, abject; present stem form of خواردن
2Middle Persianhw'l—
Every word from Middle Persian hw'l →Every word from Persian خوار →