Where does “سور” come from?

سور (Pashto) comes from Proto-Iranian *cuxráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćukrás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

سور (Pashto): red

Definitions

  1. red

Ancestry of “سور”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*cuxráhred
2Proto-Indo-Iranianćukráswhite, bright; resplendent
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćukrás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *cuxráh →