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Where does “پور” come from?

پور (Persian) comes from Bactrian πουρο, from Proto-Iranian puθráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian putrás, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

پور (Persian): son; francolin, "Francolinus francolinus"; a...

Definitions

  1. son; francolin, "Francolinus francolinus"; a...

Ancestry of “پور”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bactrianπουροson
2Proto-Iranianpuθráhson
3Proto-Indo-Iranianputrásboy; son
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
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