Where does “бехар” come from?
бехар (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بهار, from Arabic بَهَار, from Classical Persian بهار, from Middle Persian whʾl, from Old Persian 𐎺𐎠𐏃𐎼, from Proto-Iranian *wáhār, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wásr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ — spring.
бехар (Serbo-Croatian): blossom
Ancestry of “бехар”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بهار | blossom; verdure; foliage |
| 2 | Arabic | بَهَار | spring |
| 3 | Classical Persian | بهار | — |
| 4 | Middle Persian | whʾl | — |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎺𐎠𐏃𐎼 | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | *wáhār | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wásr̥ | spring |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wósr̥ | spring |