Where does “بہار” come from?

بہار (Urdu) comes from Arabic بَهَار, from Classical Persian بهار, from Middle Persian whʾl, from Old Persian 𐎺𐎠𐏃𐎼, from Proto-Iranian *wáhār, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wásr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ — spring.

بہار (Urdu): spring; blossom; bloom

Definitions

  1. spring; blossom; bloom

Ancestry of “بہار”, step by step

بہار traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic بَهَار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَهَارspring
2Classical Persianبهار—
3Middle Persianwhʾl—
4Old Persian𐎺𐎠𐏃𐎼spring
5Proto-Iranian*wáhār—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianwásr̥spring
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwósr̥spring

via Hindi बिहार

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबिहार—
2Sanskritविहारdistribution, transposition; arrangement or...

Words derived from “بہار”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wásr̥ →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wáhār →