Etymology Explorer › Middle Persian

Where does “whʾl” come from?

whʾl (Middle Persian) comes from Old Persian 𐎺𐎠𐏃𐎼, from Proto-Iranian *wáhār, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wásr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ — spring.

Ancestry of “whʾl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎺𐎠𐏃𐎼—
2Proto-Iranian*wáhār—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwásr̥spring
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwósr̥spring

Words derived from “whʾl”

  • бехар
  • behar
  • بهار
  • Bahar
  • bahar
  • सदाबहार
  • बहार
  • بهار
  • نوبهار
  • bahar
  • بہار
  • بهار
  • bahor
  • baar
  • bahaar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ →