Where does “duvâr” come from?

duvâr (Khalaj) comes from Persian دیوار, from Middle Persian dywʾl, from Old Persian *-wāra.

duvâr (Khalaj): wall

Definitions

  1. wall

Ancestry of “duvâr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدیوارwall
2Middle Persiandywʾlwall
3Old Persian*-wāra—
Every word from Old Persian *-wāra →Every word from Middle Persian dywʾl →Every word from Persian دیوار →