Where does “pahalı” come from?

pahalı (Turkish) comes from Turkish paha, from Persian بها, from Pahlavi wahāg, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

pahalı (Turkish): expensive

Definitions

  1. expensive

Ancestry of “pahalı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishpahaprice
2Persianبهاprice, value; goodness; beauty
3Pahlaviwahāg—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Pahlavi wahāg →Every word from Persian بها →