Where does “ġawhar” come from?

ġawhar (Maltese) comes from Arabic جَوْهَر, from Persian گوهر, from Middle Persian gwhl, from Old Persian gauθra.

ġawhar (Maltese): jewellery, jewels or precious stones and ornaments

Definitions

  1. jewellery, jewels or precious stones and ornaments

Ancestry of “ġawhar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجَوْهَرgem, jewel; jewel, pearl; jewels
2Persianگوهرjewel; gem; pearl
3Middle Persiangwhlsubstance, essence, nature; jewel; stock, lineage
4Old Persiangauθra—
Every word from Old Persian gauθra →Every word from Middle Persian gwhl →Every word from Persian گوهر →
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