Where does “راز” come from?
راز (Persian) comes from Middle Persian lʾc, from Old Persian *rāzah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian raȷ́ʰ- — to abandon; secret, mystery; to abandon.
راز (Persian): secret; mystery; hornet
Ancestry of “راز”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | lʾc | secret, mystery |
| 2 | Old Persian | *rāzah | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | raȷ́ʰ- | to abandon; secret, mystery; to abandon |