Where does “کشور” come from?

کشور (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian کِشْوَر, from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭱𐭥𐭥, from Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬱𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬀.

کشور (Urdu): boy; lad; a youth

Definitions

  1. boy; lad; a youth

Ancestry of “کشور”, step by step

کشور traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian کِشْوَر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianکِشْوَر—
2Middle Persian𐭪𐭱𐭥𐭥—
3Avestan𐬐𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬱𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬀—

via Sanskrit किशोर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकिशोरboy; lad
Every word from Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬱𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬀 →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭱𐭥𐭥 →Every word from Classical Persian کِشْوَر →