Where does “ابرقدرت” come from?

ابرقدرت (Persian) comes from Persian ابر, from Middle Persian ʾbl, from Proto-Iranian abráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian abʰrás, from Proto-Indo-European n̥bʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European nebʰ- — to become damp, cloudy.

ابرقدرت (Persian): superpower

Definitions

  1. superpower

Ancestry of “ابرقدرت”, step by step

ابرقدرت traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ابر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianابرcloud; a branch of Persian miniature; sponge
2Middle Persianʾbl—
3Proto-Iranianabráhcloud
4Proto-Indo-Iranianabʰráscloud, raincloud
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥bʰrósrain-cloud, with semantic narrowing to rain,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeannebʰ-to become damp, cloudy

via Persian قدرت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianقدرتpower; ability; strength
2Arabicقُدْرَة—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥bʰrós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian abʰrás →