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Where does “إِسْطِوَان” come from?

إِسْطِوَان (Andalusian Arabic) comes from Arabic أُسْطُوَانَة, from Aramaic אִיסְטְוָונָא, from Pahlavi stūn, from Old Persian 𐎿𐎬𐎢𐎴𐎠, from Proto-Iranian stuHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian stʰuHnáH, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂-uh₂-néh₂, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂-wéh₂ — to stand.

Ancestry of “إِسْطِوَان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأُسْطُوَانَة—
2Aramaicאִיסְטְוָונָאcolumn, pillar
3Pahlavistūn—
4Old Persian𐎿𐎬𐎢𐎴𐎠column, pillar
5Proto-IranianstuHnáHpillar
6Proto-Indo-IranianstʰuHnáHpillar
7Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂-uh₂-néh₂—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂-wéh₂standing, errect
9Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “إِسْطِوَان”

  • zaguán
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