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Where does “هنر” come from?

هنر (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Classical Persian هُنَر, from Pahlavi 𐫍𐫇𐫗𐫡, from Old Persian 𐎢𐎺𐎴𐎼 — talent, capability.

هنر (Ottoman Turkish): science, knowledge; art; skill

Definitions

  1. science, knowledge; art; skill

Ancestry of “هنر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianهُنَر—
2Pahlavi𐫍𐫇𐫗𐫡—
3Old Persian𐎢𐎺𐎴𐎼talent, capability
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