Where does “jeuri” come from?

jeuri (Swahili) comes from Arabic جور, from Persian گور, from Middle Persian gwl, from Old Persian *vr̥dah, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥dʰos — sweetbriar.

jeuri (Swahili): rude

Definitions

  1. rude

Ancestry of “jeuri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجورverbal noun of جَارَ; injustice, oppression,...
2Persianگورgrave; tomb; desert
3Middle Persiangwlflower
4Old Persian*vr̥dahflower, rose
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥dʰossweetbriar

Words derived from “jeuri

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥dʰosEvery word from Old Persian *vr̥dahEvery word from Middle Persian gwl