Where does “xwar-” come from?

xwar- (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian hwar-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swar-, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Ancestry of “xwar-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianhwar-to take, grasp; to eat, consume
2Proto-Indo-Iranianswar-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian swar- →Every word from Proto-Iranian hwar- →