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Where does “پشاور” come from?

پشاور (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian پَرَشَاوَر, from Sanskrit पुरुषपुर, from Sanskrit पुर, from Sanskrit पर, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “پشاور”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianپَرَشَاوَر—
2Sanskritपुरुषपुर—
3Sanskritपुरfortress, castle, city, town; the female...
4Sanskritपरother; more remote; distant, further, other
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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