Where does “شوہر” come from?
شوہر (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian شوهر, from Proto-Iranian *fšautar, from Proto-Iranian *fšau-, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
شوہر (Urdu): husband
Ancestry of “شوہر”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | شوهر | — |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | *fšautar | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | *fšau- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |