Where does “buzrúg” come from?

buzrúg (Palula) comes from Urdu بزرگ, from Classical Persian بُزُرْگ, from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭰𐭥𐭫𐭢, from Old Persian 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáȷ́ras, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

buzrúg (Palula): pious man

Definitions

  1. pious man

Ancestry of “buzrúg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduبزرگold in age; elderly; senior; elderly person;...
2Classical Persianبُزُرْگ—
3Middle Persian𐭥𐭰𐭥𐭫𐭢big, great
4Old Persian𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣great; big
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwáȷ́rasstrong, hard; a mace, club or any such weapon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáȷ́ras →Every word from Old Persian 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣 →