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Where does “دیوار” come from?

دیوار (Persian) comes from Middle Persian dywʾl, from Old Persian *-wāra.

دیوار (Persian): wall

Definitions

  1. wall

Ancestry of “دیوار”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiandywʾlwall
2Old Persian*-wāra—

Words derived from “دیوار”

  • дувар
  • duvar
  • duvar
  • दीवार
  • चारदीवारी
  • divar
  • qoruyucu divar
  • دیوار
  • диуар
  • دیوار
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