Where does “پیر” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. old, aged; Pir, Sheikh; father

Ancestry of “پیر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranian*parHušásgrey

Words derived from “پیر

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *parHušás