Where does “хӯрдан” come from?

хӯрдан (Tajik) comes from Persian خوردن, from Proto-Iranian hwar-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swar-, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

хӯрдан (Tajik): to eat

Definitions

  1. to eat

Ancestry of “хӯрдан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخوردنto eat; to drink; to run into, collide with
2Proto-Iranianhwar-to take, grasp; to eat, consume
3Proto-Indo-Iranianswar-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian swar- →Every word from Proto-Iranian hwar- →