Where does “چهره” come from?

چهره (Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭧𐭫𐭪𐭩, from Old Persian *čiθrakah, from Proto-Iranian *čiθrákah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čitrás, from Proto-Indo-European *kit-ró-s.

چهره (Persian): visage; face

Definitions

  1. visage; face

Ancestry of “چهره”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭰𐭧𐭫𐭪𐭩face
2Old Persian*čiθrakah—
3Proto-Iranian*čiθrákah—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniančitrásbright, clear, shining
5Proto-Indo-European*kit-ró-s—

Words derived from “چهره”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kit-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čitrás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *čiθrákah →