Where does “پیکار” come from?
پیکار (Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian kar-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kar-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
پیکار (Persian): battle; struggle
Definitions
- battle; struggle
Ancestry of “پیکار”, step by step
پیکار traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Iranian kar-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | kar- | to do, make |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kar- | to do, make |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |
via Middle Persian ptkʾl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | ptkʾl | struggle, battle, dispute |