Where does “سرخ” come from?

سرخ (Urdu) comes from Persian سرخ, from Persian سهر, from Middle Persian swhr — red.

سرخ (Urdu): red

Definitions

  1. red

Ancestry of “سرخ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسرخscarlet, red color
2Persianسهر—
3Middle Persianswhrred
Every word from Middle Persian swhr →Every word from Persian سهر →Every word from Persian سرخ →