Where does “Bahar” come from?

Bahar (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بهار, from Arabic بَهَار, from Classical Persian بهار, from Middle Persian whʾl, from Old Persian 𐎺𐎠𐏃𐎼, from Proto-Iranian *wáhār, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wásr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ — spring.

Bahar (Turkish): spring, springtime

Definitions

  1. spring, springtime

Ancestry of “Bahar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبهارblossom; verdure; foliage
2Arabicبَهَارspring
3Classical Persianبهار—
4Middle Persianwhʾl—
5Old Persian𐎺𐎠𐏃𐎼spring
6Proto-Iranian*wáhār—
7Proto-Indo-Iranianwásr̥spring
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwósr̥spring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wásr̥ →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wáhār →