Where does “کۄہ” come from?

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

کۄہ (Kashmiri): mountain

Definitions

  1. mountain

Ancestry of “کۄہ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکوهmountain
2Middle Persian𐭪𐭥𐭯hill, mountain
3Old Persian𐎣𐎢𐎳mountain
4Proto-Iranian*káwfšhill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Iranian *káwfšEvery word from Old Persian 𐎣𐎢𐎳Every word from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭥𐭯