Where does “دلهره” come from?

دلهره (Persian) comes from Persian دل, from Proto-Iranian *jā́rd, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰā́rd, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

دلهره (Persian): anxiety, disturbance, disorder

Definitions

  1. anxiety, disturbance, disorder

Ancestry of “دلهره”, step by step

دلهره traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian دل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدلheart; mind; courage
2Proto-Iranian*jā́rdheart
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ʰā́rdheart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

via Persian هره

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianهره—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰā́rd →Every word from Proto-Iranian *jā́rd →