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Where does “رهبر” come from?

رهبر (Old Anatolian Turkish) comes from Persian رهبر, from Persian بر, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭣𐭬, from Proto-Iranian *upári, from Proto-Indo-Aryan upári, from Proto-Indo-Iranian upári, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

رهبر (Old Anatolian Turkish): guide, who leads on the way

Definitions

  1. guide, who leads on the way

Ancestry of “رهبر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianرهبرleader, conductor, guide
2PersianبرAPI •; on; upon
3Middle Persian𐭬𐭣𐭬up, on, over
4Proto-Iranian*upári—
5Proto-Indo-Aryanupári—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianupáriabove, over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “رهبر”

  • rəhbər
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →