Where does “بر” come from?
بر (Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭣𐭬, from Proto-Iranian *upári, from Proto-Indo-Aryan upári, from Proto-Indo-Iranian upári, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
بر (Persian): API •; on; upon
Ancestry of “بر”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭣𐭬 | up, on, over |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | *upári | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | upári | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | upári | above, over |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |