Where does “ताज महल” come from?

ताज महल (Hindi) comes 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, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH — to breathe.

Ancestry of “ताज महल”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتاج محل—
2Persianتاجcrown; tuft
3Arabicتَاج—
4Classical Persianگل—
5Arabicنُورlight, brightess; ray of light, light beam;...
6Classical Persianجَان—
7Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
8Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
9Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

Words derived from “ताज महल”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →