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Where does “xwah(ar)” come from?

xwah(ar) (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian hwáhā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swásā, from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

Ancestry of “xwah(ar)”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianhwáhāsister
2Proto-Indo-Iranianswásāsister
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
4Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

Words derived from “xwah(ar)”

  • خواهر
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