Where does “хор” come from?

хор (Tajik) comes from Persian خار, from Middle Persian hʾl — thorn.

хор (Tajik): thorn

Definitions

  1. thorn

Ancestry of “хор”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخارthorn
2Middle Persianhʾlthorn
Every word from Middle Persian hʾl →Every word from Persian خار →