Where does “дилбар” come from?

дилбар (Tajik) comes from Persian دلبر, from Persian بر, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭣𐭬, from Proto-Iranian *upári, from Proto-Indo-Aryan upári, from Proto-Indo-Iranian upári, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

дилбар (Tajik): beloved, sweetheart, love (person who is the object of romantic feelings)

Definitions

  1. beloved, sweetheart, love (person who is the object of romantic feelings)

Ancestry of “дилбар”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدلبرlove, beloved
2PersianبرAPI •; on; upon
3Middle Persian𐭬𐭣𐭬up, on, over
4Proto-Iranian*upáriabove, over
5Proto-Indo-Aryanupári—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianupáriabove, over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →