Where does “دروغ” come from?

دروغ (Pashto) comes from Classical Persian دروغ, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎢𐎥, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

دروغ (Pashto): lie; falsehood

Definitions

  1. lie; falsehood

Ancestry of “دروغ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianدروغ—
2Old Persian𐎭𐎼𐎢𐎥lie
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ- →Every word from Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎢𐎥 →