Where does “برابر” come from?

برابر (Pashto) comes from Persian برابر, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭣𐭬, from Proto-Iranian *upári, from Proto-Indo-Aryan upári, from Proto-Indo-Iranian upári, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

برابر (Pashto): even; equal

Definitions

  1. even; equal

Ancestry of “برابر”, step by step

برابر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian برابر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبرابرequal
2Middle Persian𐭬𐭣𐭬up, on, over
3Proto-Iranian*upáriabove, over
4Proto-Indo-Aryanupári—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianupáriabove, over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Classical Persian برابر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianبرابر—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →