Where does “şeher” come from?

şeher (Northern Kurdish) comes from Persian شهر, from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 — land, country; city.

şeher (Northern Kurdish): city, town

Definitions

  1. city, town

Ancestry of “şeher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشهرland, country; city, town
2Middle Persian𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩land, country; city
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 →Every word from Persian شهر →
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