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Where does “بهروز” come from?

بهروز (Persian) comes from Persian به, from Persian گل, from French gaule, from Middle French gaule, from Old French gaule, from Frankish Walhaland, from Frankish Walha, from Proto-Germanic walhaz — wet, damp.

Ancestry of “بهروز”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianبهAPI •; expresses the indirect object: to; for;...
2Persianگلrose; flower; the core of a watermelon
3Frenchgaulepole; fishing pole; boner
4Middle Frenchgaule—
5Old Frenchgaule—
6FrankishWalhalandGaul, Land of the Romans, foreigners
7FrankishWalhaforeigners, Romans, Celts
8Proto-Germanicwalhazforeigner, non-Germanic person
9LatinVolcaea Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic...
10Proto-Celticwolkoshawk
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp

Words derived from “بهروز”

  • Behrouz
  • Bəhruz
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