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Where does “جواهرفروشی” come from?

جواهرفروشی (Persian) comes from Persian جواهر, from Arabic جَوَاهِر, from Arabic جَوْهَر, from Persian گوهر, from Middle Persian gwhl, from Old Persian gauθra.

جواهرفروشی (Persian): jeweller's, jewellery shop; jewellery selling

Definitions

  1. jeweller's, jewellery shop; jewellery selling

Ancestry of “جواهرفروشی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجواهرplural of جوهر; jewel, jewellery
2Arabicجَوَاهِرjewel
3Arabicجَوْهَرgem, jewel; jewel, pearl; jewels
4Persianگوهرjewel; gem; pearl
5Middle Persiangwhlsubstance, essence, nature; jewel; stock, lineage
6Old Persiangauθra—
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