Where does “نار” come from?

نار (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian نار, from Arabic نَار, from Proto-Semitic nūr- — light.

نار (Ottoman Turkish): pomegranate; fire

Definitions

  1. pomegranate; fire

Ancestry of “نار”, step by step

نار traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian نار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنارpomegranate; fire
2Arabicنَار—
3Proto-Semiticnūr-light

via Classical Persian نار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianنار—

Words derived from “نار”

Every word from Proto-Semitic nūr- →Every word from Arabic نَار →Every word from Persian نار →