Where does “هزار رنگ” come from?

هزار رنگ (Classical Persian) comes from Persian هزار, from Middle Persian hcʾl, from Proto-Iranian hajáhram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian saȷ́ʰásram, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Ancestry of “هزار رنگ”, step by step

هزار رنگ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian هزار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianهزارthousand
2Middle Persianhcʾlthousand
3Proto-Iranianhajáhramone thousand
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansaȷ́ʰásramone thousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-ǵʰéslom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Persian رنگ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianرنگcolor
2Middle Persianlngcolor
3Proto-Iranianra(n)ǰ-to colour, dye

Words derived from “هزار رنگ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom →