Where does “арзан” come from?
арзан (Bashkir) comes from Persian ارزان, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hárǰʰati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂elgʷʰ- — to be worth; value; gain; to cost, have value.
арзан (Bashkir): cheap, inexpensive
Ancestry of “арзан”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | ارزان | cheap, inexpensive |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hárǰʰati | to be worth, have value; to cost |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂elgʷʰ- | to be worth; value; gain; to cost, have value |