Where does “LBA” come from?

LBA (Middle Persian) comes from Old Persian 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáȷ́ras, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

LBA (Middle Persian): large, big

Definitions

  1. large, big

Ancestry of “LBA”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣great; big
2Proto-Indo-Iranianwáȷ́rasstrong, hard; a mace, club or any such weapon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáȷ́ras →Every word from Old Persian 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣 →