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
Ancestry of “baran”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | باران | rain |
| 2 | Persian | باران | rain |
| 3 | Middle Persian | wʾlʾn' | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *wáHr̥ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁r- | water, liquid, milk |