Where does “әшнә” come from?
әшнә (Bashkir) comes from Persian آشنا, from Pahlavi ʾšnwʾk', from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
әшнә (Bashkir): friend
Ancestry of “әшнә”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | آشنا | acquainted; acquaintance |
| 2 | Pahlavi | ʾšnwʾk' | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |