Where does “خاک بر سر” come from?

خاک بر سر (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-.

خاک بر سر (Persian): wretched; miserable; in extreme grief

Definitions

  1. wretched; miserable; in extreme grief

Ancestry of “خاک بر سر”, step by step

خاک بر سر traces back through 3 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 سر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسرhead; the topmost, foremost, or leading part;...
2Middle Persian𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤head; top, summit
3Proto-Iranian*cŕ̥Hah—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianćŕ̥Hashead, top
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱŕ̥h₂-os—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Persian خاک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخاکearth; soil; dust
2Middle Persian𐭧𐭠𐭪—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →