Where does “baran” come from?

baran (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish باران, from Persian باران, from Middle Persian wʾlʾn', from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáHr̥, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁r- — water, liquid, milk.

baran (Turkish): rain

Definitions

  1. rain

Ancestry of “baran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبارانrain
2Persianبارانrain
3Middle Persianwʾlʾn'—
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*wáHr̥water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁r-water, liquid, milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáHr̥ →Every word from Middle Persian wʾlʾn' →