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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*húHar—
2Proto-Indo-IraniansúHar—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “خور”

  • سوسمارخور
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