Where does “نهر” come from?
نهر (Persian) comes from Arabic نَهْر, from Aramaic נהרא, from Proto-Semitic nahar- — river.
نهر (Persian): river; brook
Ancestry of “نهر”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | نَهْر | river |
| 2 | Aramaic | נהרא | — |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | nahar- | river |