Where does “zaguan” come from?
zaguan (English) comes from Spanish zaguán, from Andalusian Arabic إِسْطِوَان, from Arabic أُسْطُوَانَة, from Aramaic אִיסְטְוָונָא, from Pahlavi stūn, from Old Persian 𐎿𐎬𐎢𐎴𐎠, from Proto-Iranian stuHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian stʰuHnáH — to stand.
zaguan (English): A passageway of a central passage plan house, or the complex as a whole, in Territorial or Territorial Revival architecture in the American Southwest
Definitions
- A passageway of a central passage plan house, or the complex as a whole, in Territorial or Territorial Revival architecture in the American Southwest
Ancestry of “zaguan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | zaguán | vestibule; front hall or entryway; foyer |
| 2 | Andalusian Arabic | إِسْطِوَان | — |
| 3 | Arabic | أُسْطُوَانَة | — |
| 4 | Aramaic | אִיסְטְוָונָא | column, pillar |
| 5 | Pahlavi | stūn | — |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎿𐎬𐎢𐎴𐎠 | column, pillar |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | stuHnáH | pillar |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | stʰuHnáH | pillar |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂-uh₂-néh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂-wéh₂ | standing, errect |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |