Where does “baraf” come from?

baraf (Somali) comes from Omani Arabic برف, from Persian برف, from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭯𐭫, from Proto-Iranian wafrah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wapras — a scattered pile, mound.

baraf (Somali): snow

Definitions

  1. snow

Ancestry of “baraf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Omani Arabicبرفice
2Persianبرفsnow
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 →