Where does “مارخور” come from?
مارخور (Urdu) comes from Persian مارخور, from Persian خور, from Proto-Iranian *húHar, from Proto-Indo-Iranian súHar, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
مارخور (Urdu): markhor
Ancestry of “مارخور”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | مارخور | markhor |
| 2 | Persian | خور | sun; bay, estuary, cove |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | *húHar | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | súHar | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |