Where does “نار” come from?

نار (Persian) comes from Arabic نَار, from Proto-Semitic nūr- — light.

نار (Persian): pomegranate; fire

Definitions

  1. pomegranate; fire

Ancestry of “نار”, step by step

نار traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic نَار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicنَار—
2Proto-Semiticnūr-light

via Persian انار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianانارpomegranate
2Middle Persianʾnʾl—

Words derived from “نار”

Every word from Proto-Semitic nūr- →Every word from Arabic نَار →