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
Ancestry of “گور”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | gwl | flower |
| 2 | Old Persian | *vr̥dah | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wr̥dʰos | sweetbriar |