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Where does “فیروزه” come from?

فیروزه (Persian) comes from Classical Persian پیروزه, from Turkic Turkic, from English sarapa, from Persian سراپا, from Persian پا, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭, from Proto-Iranian pā́dah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pā́ts — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

فیروزه (Persian): turquoise

Definitions

  1. turquoise

Ancestry of “فیروزه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianپیروزهturquoise
2TurkicTurkic—
3EnglishsarapaA robe of honour
4Persianسراپاfrom head to toe
5Persianپاleg, foot; with
6Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎭foot
7Proto-Iranianpā́dahfoot
8Proto-Indo-Iranianpā́tsfoot
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “فیروزه”

  • ფირუზი
  • પીરોજ
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