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Where does “أُسْطُوَانَة” come from?

أُسْطُوَانَة (Arabic) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Ancestry of “أُسْطُوَانَة”, step by step

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

Words derived from “أُسْطُوَانَة”

  • أسطوانة
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