Where does “گور” come from?

گور (Persian) comes from Middle Persian gwl, from Old Persian *vr̥dah, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥dʰos — sweetbriar.

گور (Persian): grave; tomb; desert

Definitions

  1. grave; tomb; desert

Ancestry of “گور”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiangwlflower
2Old Persian*vr̥dahflower, rose
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥dʰossweetbriar

Words derived from “گور”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥dʰos →Every word from Old Persian *vr̥dah →Every word from Middle Persian gwl →
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