Where does “برگشتن” come from?

برگشتن (Persian) comes from Persian بر, 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-.

برگشتن (Persian): to return, to come back

Definitions

  1. to return, to come back

Ancestry of “برگشتن”, step by step

برگشتن traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian بر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianبرAPI •; on; upon
2Middle Persian𐭬𐭣𐭬up, on, over
3Proto-Iranian*upáriabove, over
4Proto-Indo-Aryanupári—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianupáriabove, over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Persian گشتن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگشتنto rotate, turn, revolve, spin; to spin; to...
2Proto-Iranian*gártati—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →