Where does “کوہ” come from?
کوہ (Urdu) comes from Persian کوه, from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭥𐭯, from Old Persian 𐎣𐎢𐎳, from Proto-Iranian *káwfš.
کوہ (Urdu): mountain; hill
Ancestry of “کوہ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | کوه | mountain |
| 2 | Middle Persian | 𐭪𐭥𐭯 | hill, mountain |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎣𐎢𐎳 | mountain |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *káwfš | — |