Where does “ورزش” come from?

ورزش (Persian) comes from Persian ورز, from Proto-Iranian warĵ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian warȷ́-, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

ورزش (Persian): sport; exercise

Definitions

  1. sport; exercise

Ancestry of “ورزش”, step by step

ورزش traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ورز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianورزgain, profit, acquisition; custom, habit; trade,...
2Proto-Iranianwarĵ-to do
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwarȷ́-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Persian ـش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـش-tion
2Middle Persian𐭱𐭭—

Words derived from “ورزش”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian warȷ́- →Every word from Proto-Iranian warĵ- →
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