Where does “taxt-tac” come from?

taxt-tac (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani tac, from Arabic تَاج, from Classical Persian گل, from Arabic نُور, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás — to breathe.

taxt-tac (Azerbaijani): throne

Definitions

  1. throne

Ancestry of “taxt-tac”, step by step

taxt-tac traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani tac

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanitaccrown
2Arabicتَاج—
3Classical Persianگل—
4Arabicنُورlight, brightess; ray of light, light beam;...
5Classical Persianجَان—
6Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
7Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
8Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

via Azerbaijani taxt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanitaxta type of trestle bed, often used outdoors in the summer, placed in the shadow of garden trees
2Classical Persianتخت—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →