Where does “چهار” come from?
چهار (Persian) comes from Pahlavi pal, from Proto-Iranian tatr̥wáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tatr̥wás, from Proto-Indo-European tetr̥-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
چهار (Persian): four
Definitions
- four
Ancestry of “چهار”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pahlavi | pal | — |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | tatr̥wáh | pheasant |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tatr̥wás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tetr̥-wó-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |