Where does “xanəndə” come from?

xanəndə (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian خواننده, from Persian خواندن, from Proto-Iranian *hwanH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swanH-, from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- — to sound.

xanəndə (Azerbaijani): a singer of mugham or traditional Azerbaijani music; a mugham vocalist

Definitions

  1. a singer of mugham or traditional Azerbaijani music; a mugham vocalist

Ancestry of “xanəndə”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخوانندهsinger; reader; orator
2Persianخواندنto read; to recite; to sing
3Proto-Iranian*hwanH-—
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*swanH-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswenh₂-to sound
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swanH- →Every word from Proto-Iranian *hwanH- →