Where does “بها” come from?

بها (Persian) comes from Pahlavi wahāg, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

بها (Persian): price, value; goodness; beauty

Definitions

  1. price, value; goodness; beauty

Ancestry of “بها”, step by step

بها traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pahlavi wahāg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pahlaviwahāg—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

via Arabic بَهَاء

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَهَاءsplendor, glory

Words derived from “بها”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Pahlavi wahāg →