Where does “Taj Mahal” come from?
Taj Mahal (English) comes from Hindi ताज महल, from Persian تاج محل, from Persian تاج, from Arabic تَاج, from Classical Persian گل, from Arabic نُور, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗 — to breathe.
Taj Mahal (English): constructed between 1631 and 1654, considered one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture in the world
Definitions
- constructed between 1631 and 1654, considered one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture in the world
Ancestry of “Taj Mahal”, step by step
Taj Mahal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi ताज महल
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | ताज महल | — |
| 2 | Persian | تاج محل | — |
| 3 | Persian | تاج | crown; tuft |
| 4 | Arabic | تَاج | — |
| 5 | Classical Persian | گل | — |
| 6 | Arabic | نُور | light, brightess; ray of light, light beam;... |
| 7 | Classical Persian | جَان | — |
| 8 | Middle Persian | 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗 | — |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | *wyaHnáH | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wyaHnás | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | to breathe |