Where does “yakhchal” come from?

yakhchal (English) comes from Persian یخچال, from Persian یخ, from Proto-Iranian *Háyxam, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

yakhchal (English): A type of icehouse, built mainly in Persia (present-day Iran), that functions as an evaporative cooler, having a domed shape above ground and a subterranean storage space

Definitions

  1. A type of icehouse, built mainly in Persia (present-day Iran), that functions as an evaporative cooler, having a domed shape above ground and a subterranean storage space

Ancestry of “yakhchal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianیخچالrefrigerator; glacier; yakhchal, icehouse
2Persianیخice
3Proto-Iranian*Háyxamice, frost
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →Every word from Proto-Iranian *Háyxam →Every word from Persian یخ →