Where does “رهبر” come from?
رهبر (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish رهبر, 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.
Ancestry of “رهبر”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Anatolian Turkish | رهبر | guide, who leads on the way |
| 2 | Persian | رهبر | leader, conductor, guide |
| 3 | Persian | بر | API •; on; upon |
| 4 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭣𐭬 | up, on, over |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *upári | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | upári | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | upári | above, over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |