Classical Persian origin
Source-reportedBorrowed from Classical Persian وَقَار (waqār), borrowed from Arabic وَقَار (waqār), from Proto-Semitic *waqar-. First attested in c. 1649 as Middle Hindi وقار (vqar /vaqār/).
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: وقارCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

