Where does “کوه نور” come from?

کوه نور (Persian) comes from Persian نور, from Arabic نُور, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

کوه نور (Persian): mountain of light

Definitions

mountain of light

Ancestry of “کوه نور”, step by step

کوه نور traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian نور

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Persian	نور	light
2	Arabic	نُور	light, brightess; ray of light, light beam;...
3	Classical Persian	جَان	—
4	Middle Persian	𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗	—
5	Proto-Iranian	*wyaHnáH	—
6	Proto-Indo-Iranian	wyaHnás	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₂enh₁‑	to breathe

via Persian کوه

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Persian	کوه	mountain
2	Middle Persian	𐭪𐭥𐭯	hill, mountain
3	Old Persian	𐎣𐎢𐎳	mountain
4	Proto-Iranian	*káwfš	hill, mountain

Words derived from “کوه نور”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →