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Where does “برف” come from?

برف (Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭯𐭫, from Proto-Iranian wafrah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wapras.

برف (Persian): snow

Definitions

  1. snow

Ancestry of “برف”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭥𐭯𐭫—
2Proto-Iranianwafrahsnow
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwapras—

Words derived from “برف”

  • barfi
  • बर्फ़ीला
  • बर्फ़ी
  • बर्फ़
  • बरफ़
  • barafu
  • બરફ
  • બરફગોળો
  • برف
  • বৰফ
  • বরফ
  • برف
  • برف
  • बर्फ
  • बरफ
  • बरफ
  • برف
  • બરફ
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