Where does “کوہ” come from?

کوہ (Urdu) comes from Persian کوه, from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭥𐭯, from Old Persian 𐎣𐎢𐎳, from Proto-Iranian *káwfš — hill, mountain.

کوہ (Urdu): mountain; hill

Definitions

  1. mountain; hill

Ancestry of “کوہ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکوهmountain
2Middle Persian𐭪𐭥𐭯hill, mountain
3Old Persian𐎣𐎢𐎳mountain
4Proto-Iranian*káwfšhill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Iranian *káwfš →Every word from Old Persian 𐎣𐎢𐎳 →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭥𐭯 →
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