Where does “خواہر” come from?

خواہر (Urdu) comes from Persian خواهر, from Middle Persian xwah(ar), from Proto-Iranian hwáhā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swásā, from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

خواہر (Urdu): sister

Definitions

  1. sister

Ancestry of “خواہر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخواهرsister; sissy
2Middle Persianxwah(ar)—
3Proto-Iranianhwáhāsister
4Proto-Indo-Iranianswásāsister
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
6Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swésōr →