Where does “زبان” come from?
زبان (Classical Persian) comes from Middle Persian ŠNA, from Proto-Iranian *hijwáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.
Ancestry of “زبان”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | ŠNA | — |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | *hijwáH | tongue |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH | tongue |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |