Where does “dilber” come from?

dilber (Turkish) comes from Persian دلبر, from Persian بر, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭣𐭬, from Proto-Iranian *upári, from Proto-Indo-Aryan upári, from Proto-Indo-Iranian upári, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

dilber (Turkish): beautiful, attractive; a beautiful woman

Definitions

  1. beautiful, attractive; a beautiful woman

Ancestry of “dilber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدلبرlove, beloved
2PersianبرAPI •; on; upon
3Middle Persian𐭬𐭣𐭬up, on, over
4Proto-Iranian*upáriabove, over
5Proto-Indo-Aryanupári—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianupáriabove, over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →
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