From Proto-Indo-Iranian *gr̥Híš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH-.
*gr̥Híš m
- mountain
- Synonym: *káwfš
- Central Iranian:
- Northeastern Iranian:
- Khotanese: [script needed] (gara), [script needed] (ggari)
- Wakhi: ɣār (“rock”)
- Sogdo-Bactrian:
- Bactrian: γειρο (geiro /ɣīr/), γαρο (garo /ɣar/)
- Khwarezmian: غریڅیک (ɣarēcīk, “mountain”)
- Proto-Sogdic:
- Sogdian: (/γar/)
- Manichaean script: 𐫄𐫡 (ɣr)
- Sogdian script: 𐼲𐽀 (ɣr)
- Syriac script: ܮܪ
- Yagnobi: ғар (ɣar)
- Southeastern Iranian:
- Proto-Pathan:
- Pashto: غر (ɣar)
- Waneci: غر (ɣar)
- Proto-Sanglechi-Ishkashimi:
- Sanglechi: [script needed] (gar)
- Proto-Munji-Yidgha:
- Munji: غار (ɣār)
- Yidgha: غر (ɣar)
- Proto-Shughni-Yazghulami:
- Proto-Shughni-Roshani:
- Sarikoli: žer (“stone”)
- Shughni: з̌ӣр (žīr, “stone”)
- Yazghulami: ға̄р (ɣār, “stone; rock”)
- Northwestern Iranian:
- Baluchi: گر (gar, “mountain cave”)
- Kurdish:
- Northern Kurdish: gir
- Central Kurdish: گرد (gird)
- Parthian:
- Manichaean script: 𐫄𐫡 (ɣr /ɣar/)
- Ormuri-Parachi
- Ormuri: [script needed] (g(i)rī)
- Parachi: ger, gir
- Southwestern Iranian:
- Middle Persian:
- Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (gl /gar/)
- ⇒ Middle Persian:
- Persian: گلشاه (galšâh), گرشاه (garšāh, literally “mountain king”) (family name)
- Persian: گردیز (gardêz, literally “mountain fortress”), (a city in Afghanistan)