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Where does “اوج” come from?

اوج (Persian) comes from Arabic أَوْج, from Persian اوگ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

اوج (Persian): acme; apex; peak

Definitions

  1. acme; apex; peak

Ancestry of “اوج”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَوْج—
2Persianاوگ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
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