Where does “गोर” come from?
गोर (Hindi) comes from Persian گور, from Middle Persian gwl, from Old Persian *vr̥dah, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥dʰos — sweetbriar.
गोर (Hindi): grave; tomb
Ancestry of “गोर”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | گور | grave; tomb; desert |
| 2 | Middle Persian | gwl | flower |
| 3 | Old Persian | *vr̥dah | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wr̥dʰos | sweetbriar |