Where does “zəban” come from?
zəban (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian زبان, from Middle Persian ŠNA, from Proto-Iranian *hijwáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.
zəban (Azerbaijani): language
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Ancestry of “zəban”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | زبان | tongue; language |
| 2 | Middle Persian | ŠNA | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | *hijwáH | tongue |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH | tongue |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |