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Where does “پیر” come from?

پیر (Persian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian *parHušás.

پیر (Persian): old, aged; Pir, Sheikh; father

Definitions

  1. old, aged; Pir, Sheikh; father

Ancestry of “پیر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranian*parHušás—

Words derived from “پیر”

  • پیرزن
  • پیرمرد
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