Where does “hor” come from?

hor (Zazaki) comes from Zazaki hewr, from Proto-Iranian abráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian abʰrás, from Proto-Indo-European n̥bʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European nebʰ- — to become damp, cloudy.

hor (Zazaki): Alternative form of hewr

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of hewr

Ancestry of “hor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zazakihewrcloud
2Proto-Iranianabráhcloud
3Proto-Indo-Iranianabʰráscloud, raincloud
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥bʰrósrain-cloud, with semantic narrowing to rain,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeannebʰ-to become damp, cloudy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥bʰrós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian abʰrás →