Where does “наҳр” come from?
наҳр (Tajik) comes from Arabic نَهْر, from Aramaic נהרא, from Proto-Semitic nahar- — river.
наҳр (Tajik): river
Ancestry of “наҳр”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | نَهْر | river |
| 2 | Aramaic | נהרא | — |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | nahar- | river |