Where does “تَاج” come from?

تَاج (Arabic) comes from Classical Persian گل, 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.

Ancestry of “تَاج”, step by step

تَاج traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian گل

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

via Classical Persian تاج

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianتاج—
2Arabicتاجcrown
3Parthian*𐫤𐫀𐫃—

via Parthian tʾg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Parthiantʾgcrown
2Old Iraniantāga-—

Words derived from “تَاج”

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