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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

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

Words derived from “ورزش”

  • ვარჯიში
  • वर्ज़िश
  • ورزش
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