Where does “абар” come from?

абар (Tajik) comes from Classical Persian ابر, from Middle Persian ʾbl, from Proto-Iranian abráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian abʰrás, from Proto-Indo-European n̥bʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European nebʰ- — to become damp, cloudy.

абар (Tajik): in, on

Definitions

  1. in, on

Ancestry of “абар”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianابر—
2Middle Persianʾbl—
3Proto-Iranianabráhcloud
4Proto-Indo-Iranianabʰráscloud, raincloud
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥bʰrósrain-cloud, with semantic narrowing to rain,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeannebʰ-to become damp, cloudy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥bʰrós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian abʰrás →