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Where does “خواهر” come from?

خواهر (Persian) comes from Middle Persian xwah(ar), from Proto-Iranian hwáhā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swásā, from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

خواهر (Persian): sister; sissy

Definitions

  1. sister; sissy

Ancestry of “خواهر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianxwah(ar)—
2Proto-Iranianhwáhāsister
3Proto-Indo-Iranianswásāsister
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
5Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood
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