Where does “کوه” come from?

کوه (Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭥𐭯, from Old Persian 𐎣𐎢𐎳, from Proto-Iranian *káwfš — hill, mountain.

کوه (Persian): mountain

Definitions

  1. mountain

Ancestry of “کوه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭪𐭥𐭯hill, mountain
2Old Persian𐎣𐎢𐎳mountain
3Proto-Iranian*káwfšhill, mountain

Words derived from “کوه”

Every word from Proto-Iranian *káwfš →Every word from Old Persian 𐎣𐎢𐎳 →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭥𐭯 →