Where does “مهر” come from?

مهر (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian مهر, from Arabic مَهْر, from Old Persian 𐎷𐎰𐎼, from Avestan 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀, from Proto-Iranian miθráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mitrás, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

مهر (Ottoman Turkish): seal, a stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance

Definitions

  1. seal, a stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance

Ancestry of “مهر”, step by step

مهر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian مهر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianمهرMahr, dowry, bride-price or gift; a...
2Arabicمَهْرmarriage portion; dowry
3Old Persian𐎷𐎰𐎼Mithra, a Zoroastrian deity
4Avestan𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀contract; agreement; pact
5Proto-Iranianmiθráh—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianmitráscovenant; treaty; agreement
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via Classical Persian مهر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianمهر—
2Middle Persianmwdl—

Words derived from “مهر”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mitrás →Every word from Proto-Iranian miθráh →