Where does “абармард” come from?

абармард (Tajik) comes from Tajik абар-, 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.

абармард (Tajik): superman, overman

Definitions

  1. superman, overman

Ancestry of “абармард”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tajikабар-super- over
2Classical Persianابر—
3Middle Persianʾbl—
4Proto-Iranianabráhcloud
5Proto-Indo-Iranianabʰráscloud, raincloud
6Proto-Indo-Europeann̥bʰrósrain-cloud, with semantic narrowing to rain,...
7Proto-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 →
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