Where does “шаҳар” come from?

шаҳар (Ubykh) comes from Ottoman Turkish شهر, from Persian شهر, from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 — land, country; city.

шаҳар (Ubykh): town, borough

Definitions

  1. town, borough

Ancestry of “шаҳар”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishشهرcity; town; borough
2Persianشهرland, country; city, town
3Middle Persian𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩land, country; city
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩Every word from Persian شهرEvery word from Ottoman Turkish شهر