Where does “خور” come from?

خور (Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian *húHar, from Proto-Indo-Iranian súHar, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

خور (Persian): sun; bay, estuary, cove

Definitions

  1. sun; bay, estuary, cove

Ancestry of “خور”, step by step

خور traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Iranian *húHar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*húHarthe sun
2Proto-Indo-IraniansúHarthe sun
3Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Arabic خَوْر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخَوْرinlet; narrow bay; ravine; canyon; bay, inlet,...

Words derived from “خور”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian súHar →Every word from Proto-Iranian *húHar →