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Where does “خر” come from?

خر (Persian) comes from Middle Persian HMRA, from Proto-Iranian xárah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kʰáras — donkey.

خر (Persian): donkey, ass; fool; in compounds meaning big,...

Definitions

  1. donkey, ass; fool; in compounds meaning big,...

Ancestry of “خر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle PersianHMRA—
2Proto-Iranianxárahhorse
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankʰárasdonkey

Words derived from “خر”

  • گورخر
  • xər
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