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Where does “хоҳарона” come from?

хоҳарона (Tajik) comes from Persian خواهرانه, from Persian خواهر, from Middle Persian xwah(ar), from Proto-Iranian hwáhā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swásā, from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

хоҳарона (Tajik): sisterly, sororal

Definitions

  1. sisterly, sororal

Ancestry of “хоҳарона”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخواهرانهsisterly
2Persianخواهرsister; sissy
3Middle Persianxwah(ar)—
4Proto-Iranianhwáhāsister
5Proto-Indo-Iranianswásāsister
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
7Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood
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