Where does “پسر” come from?

پسر (Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭥𐭤, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎢𐏂, from Proto-Iranian puθráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian putrás, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

پسر (Persian): son; boy

Definitions

  1. son; boy

Ancestry of “پسر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭡𐭥𐭤son
2Old Persian𐎱𐎢𐏂son
3Proto-Iranianpuθráhson
4Proto-Indo-Iranianputrásboy; son
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

Words derived from “پسر”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian putrás →Every word from Proto-Iranian puθráh →