Where does “بیور” come from?

بیور (Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐫁𐫏𐫇𐫡, from Old Persian *baivaram — myriad, ten thousand.

بیور (Persian): myriad, ten thousand

Definitions

  1. myriad, ten thousand

Ancestry of “بیور”, step by step

بیور traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian 𐫁𐫏𐫇𐫡

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐫁𐫏𐫇𐫡ten thousand
2Old Persian*baivarammyriad, ten thousand

via Sanskrit बिडाल

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritबिडालcat (especially a male one)
Every word from Old Persian *baivaramEvery word from Middle Persian 𐫁𐫏𐫇𐫡