Where does “جیهان” come from?

جیهان (Central Kurdish) comes from Middle Persian gyhʾn', from Proto-Iranian gay-θā-.

جیهان (Central Kurdish): world

Definitions

  1. world

Ancestry of “جیهان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiangyhʾn'word; worldly creatures, world
2Proto-Iraniangay-θā-—
Every word from Proto-Iranian gay-θā- →Every word from Middle Persian gyhʾn' →
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