Where does “گرانبها” come from?

گرانبها (Persian) comes from Persian گران, from Middle Persian glʾn', from Proto-Iranian *grā-na-.

گرانبها (Persian): valuable, precious

Definitions

  1. valuable, precious

Ancestry of “گرانبها”, step by step

گرانبها traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian گران

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگرانheavy; expensive
2Middle Persianglʾn'—
3Proto-Iranian*grā-na-—

via Persian بها

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبهاprice, value; goodness; beauty
2Pahlaviwahāg—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe
Every word from Proto-Iranian *grā-na- →Every word from Middle Persian glʾn' →Every word from Persian گران →