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Where does “بره” come from?

بره (Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian varn-aka-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥Hánas, from Proto-Indo-European urh₁en-.

بره (Persian): a lamb; the sign Aries; a fawn

Definitions

  1. a lamb; the sign Aries; a fawn

Ancestry of “بره”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianvarn-aka-—
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*wr̥Hánas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanurh₁en-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European urh₁en- →