Where does “سمور آبی” come from?

سمور آبی (Persian) comes from Persian آبی, from Persian آب, from Middle Persian ʾp̄, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠, from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

سمور آبی (Persian): otter

Definitions

  1. otter

Ancestry of “سمور آبی”, step by step

سمور آبی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian آبی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianآبیblue; aquatic; aqueous
2Persianآبwater; liquid; juice
3Middle Persianʾp̄water
4Old Persian𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠into the water
5Proto-IranianHā́fšwater
6Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

via Persian سمور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسمورsable
2Middle Persiansmwlsable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš →