Where does “zenana” come from?

zenana (French) comes from Persian زنانه, from Persian زن, from Middle Persian zan, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰánHs, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

zenana (French): zenana

Definitions

  1. zenana

Ancestry of “zenana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزنانهwomanly; feminine
2Persianزنwoman; wife; female
3Middle Persianzan—
4Proto-Indo-IranianǰánHswoman; wife
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

Words derived from “zenana”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰánHs →
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