Where does “ابر” come from?

ابر (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian ابر, from Middle Persian ʾbl, from Proto-Iranian abráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian abʰrás, from Proto-Indo-European n̥bʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European nebʰ- — to become damp, cloudy.

ابر (Urdu): cloud; weak; now

Definitions

  1. cloud; weak; now

Ancestry of “ابر”, step by step

ابر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian ابر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianابر—
2Middle Persianʾbl—
3Proto-Iranianabráhcloud
4Proto-Indo-Iranianabʰráscloud, raincloud
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥bʰrósrain-cloud, with semantic narrowing to rain,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeannebʰ-to become damp, cloudy

via Urdu اب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduابnow, presently; father; thus
2Sanskritइवlike, in the same manner as; as it were, as if;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanéythe; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁e-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥bʰrós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian abʰrás →
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