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Where does “وگرنه” come from?

وگرنه (Persian) comes from Persian و, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭥𐭣, from Old Persian 𐎢𐎫𐎠, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hutá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hu, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.

وگرنه (Persian): otherwise, or else

Definitions

  1. otherwise, or else

Ancestry of “وگرنه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianوAPI •; and; Shortened form of رو ; both are...
2Middle Persian𐭠𐭥𐭣—
3Old Persian𐎢𐎫𐎠and
4Proto-Indo-IranianHutá—
5Proto-Indo-IranianHu—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →