Where does “пір” come from?

пір (Khakas) comes from Persian پیر, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *parHušás — grey.

пір (Khakas): one

Definitions

  1. one

Ancestry of “пір”, step by step

пір traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian پیر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپیرold, aged; Pir, Sheikh; father
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*parHušásgrey

via Proto-Turkic bīr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicbīrone
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *parHušás →Every word from Persian پیر →