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Where does “درباره” come from?

درباره (Persian) comes from Persian در, from Classical Persian اندر, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭭, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎫𐎼, from Proto-Iranian *Hántarah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hántaras, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

درباره (Persian): for; about, concerning, regarding

Definitions

  1. for; about, concerning, regarding

Ancestry of “درباره”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianدرAPI •; at; in
2Classical Persianاندر—
3Middle Persian𐭡𐭩𐭭in; among
4Old Persian𐎠𐎫𐎼in, inside; within, among
5Proto-Iranian*Hántarah—
6Proto-Indo-IranianHántaras—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
8Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix
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