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Where does “پیشوا” come from?

پیشوا (Persian) comes from Middle Persian pyšʾwpʾd — leader, vanguard.

پیشوا (Persian): one who is a model, someone whom others follow or...

Definitions

  1. one who is a model, someone whom others follow or...

Ancestry of “پیشوا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianpyšʾwpʾdleader, vanguard

Words derived from “پیشوا”

  • peshwa
  • پیشوا
Every word from Middle Persian pyšʾwpʾd →