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Where does “خورشید” come from?

خورشید (Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭫𐭱𐭩𐭲, from Proto-Iranian *huHarxšaytah.

خورشید (Persian): the sun; sunshine

Definitions

  1. the sun; sunshine

Ancestry of “خورشید”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭧𐭥𐭫𐭱𐭩𐭲—
2Proto-Iranian*huHarxšaytah—

Words derived from “خورشید”

  • خورشید
Every word from Proto-Iranian *huHarxšaytah →