Where does “دور” come from?

دور (Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian duHráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian duHrás, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂rós, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- — far; long.

دور (Persian): far; distant; away

Definitions

  1. far; distant; away

Ancestry of “دور”, step by step

دور traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Iranian duHráh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianduHráhfar
2Proto-Indo-IranianduHrásdistant, far; long, remote
3Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂róslong
4Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long

via Arabic دَوْر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدَوْرturn

Words derived from “دور

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂rósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian duHrás