Where does “باران” come from?

باران (Kashmiri) comes from Persian باران, from Middle Persian wʾlʾn', from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáHr̥, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁r- — water, liquid, milk.

باران (Kashmiri): rain

Definitions

  1. rain

Ancestry of “باران”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبارانrain
2Middle Persianwʾlʾn'—
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*wáHr̥water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁r-water, liquid, milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáHr̥ →Every word from Middle Persian wʾlʾn' →
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