Where does “barafu” come from?

barafu (Swahili) comes from Persian برف, from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭯𐭫, from Proto-Iranian wafrah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wapras — a scattered pile, mound.

barafu (Swahili): ice

Definitions

  1. ice

Ancestry of “barafu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبرفsnow
2Middle Persian𐭥𐭯𐭫—
3Proto-Iranianwafrahsnow
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwaprasa scattered pile, mound

Words derived from “barafu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wapras →Every word from Proto-Iranian wafrah →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭯𐭫 →