Etymology

pasdaran

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Today it means: A Revolutionary Guard (member of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution) Full definition →

Persian پاسداران ← Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*peh₂-
  2. Persian · borrowed fromپاسداران
  3. English todaypasdaran

From Persian پاسداران, plural of پاسدار (“guard, sentinel, watchman”), from داشتن پاس 'to keep a watch', from Middle Persian, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- and *dʰer-.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*peh₂- all →

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