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Where does “جَشْن” come from?

جَشْن (Classical Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian Hyajnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hyaȷ́nás — worship; sacrifice.

Ancestry of “جَشْن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianHyajnáhworship, sacrifice
2Proto-Indo-IranianHyaȷ́násworship; sacrifice
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