Where does “ᱵᱳᱨᱳᱯ” come from?

ᱵᱳᱨᱳᱯ (Santali) comes from Bengali বরফ, from Classical Persian برف, from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭯𐭫, from Proto-Iranian wafrah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wapras — a scattered pile, mound.

ᱵᱳᱨᱳᱯ (Santali): ice, frost

Definitions

  1. ice, frost

Ancestry of “ᱵᱳᱨᱳᱯ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliবরফice; snow
2Classical Persianبرف—
3Middle Persian𐭥𐭯𐭫—
4Proto-Iranianwafrahsnow
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwaprasa scattered pile, mound
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wapras →Every word from Proto-Iranian wafrah →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭯𐭫 →