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Where does “پرهيز” come from?

پرهيز (Persian) comes from Middle Persian p'hlyc — defence, care.

پرهيز (Persian): abstinence

Definitions

  1. abstinence

Ancestry of “پرهيز”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianp'hlycdefence, care

Words derived from “پرهيز”

  • پرېز
Every word from Middle Persian p'hlyc →