Where does “جواهر” come from?

جواهر (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic جَوَاهِر, from Arabic جَوْهَر, from Persian گوهر, from Middle Persian gwhl, from Old Persian gauθra.

Ancestry of “جواهر”, step by step

جواهر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic جَوَاهِر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجَوَاهِرjewel
2Arabicجَوْهَرgem, jewel; jewel, pearl; jewels
3Persianگوهرjewel; gem; pearl
4Middle Persiangwhlsubstance, essence, nature; jewel; stock, lineage
5Old Persiangauθra—

via Arabic جواهر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجواهرplural of جَوْهَر; plural of جَوْهَرَة

Words derived from “جواهر”

Every word from Old Persian gauθra →Every word from Middle Persian gwhl →Every word from Persian گوهر →