Where does “تر” come from?

تر (Pashto) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian tr̥Hás, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥h₂-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

Ancestry of “تر”, step by step

تر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian tr̥Hás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniantr̥Hásthrough
2Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥h₂-ó-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

via Persian تر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianترmoist, wet; A suffix forming the comparative...
2Middle Persiantl'wet, moist

Words derived from “تر”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥h₂-ó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tr̥Hás →