Where does “پهلو” come from?

پهلو (Persian) comes from Middle Persian pahlaw, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 — Parthia.

پهلو (Persian): side; flank (of the body)

Definitions

  1. side; flank (of the body)

Ancestry of “پهلو”, step by step

پهلو traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian pahlaw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianpahlaw—
2Old Persian𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺Parthia

via Pahlavi pahlaw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pahlavipahlaw—

Words derived from “پهلو”

Every word from Old Persian 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 →Every word from Middle Persian pahlaw →