Where does “جهان” come from?

جهان (Classical Persian) comes from Old Saxon gehan, from Proto-Germanic *jehan, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

Ancestry of “جهان”, step by step

جهان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon gehan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxongehanto confess; to explain
2Proto-Germanic*jehan—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

via Middle Persian gyhʾn'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiangyhʾn'word; worldly creatures, world
2Proto-Iraniangay-θā-—

Words derived from “جهان”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *jehan →Every word from Old Saxon gehan →