Where does “بزرگ” come from?

بزرگ (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian بُزُرْگ, from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭰𐭥𐭫𐭢, from Old Persian 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáȷ́ras, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

بزرگ (Urdu): old in age; elderly; senior; elderly person;...

Definitions

  1. old in age; elderly; senior; elderly person;...

Ancestry of “بزرگ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianبُزُرْگ—
2Middle Persian𐭥𐭰𐭥𐭫𐭢big, great
3Old Persian𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣great; big
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwáȷ́rasstrong, hard; a mace, club or any such weapon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “بزرگ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáȷ́ras →Every word from Old Persian 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣 →