Where does “تنور” come from?

تنور (Arabic) comes from Arabic نَوَّرَ, from Arabic نُور, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

تنور (Arabic): to be lit, to be illuminated; to receive...

Definitions

  1. to be lit, to be illuminated; to receive...

Ancestry of “تنور”, step by step

تنور traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic نَوَّرَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicنَوَّرَto light
2Arabicنُورlight, brightess; ray of light, light beam;...
3Classical Persianجَان—
4Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
5Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
6Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

via Aramaic תנורא

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicתנוראoven, furnace; cuirass, corselet, breastplate;...
2Middle Persiantnwloven
3Akkadian𒋾𒂟—

Words derived from “تنور”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →