Where does “तारख़ाना” come from?
तारख़ाना (Hindi) comes from Hindi तार, from English wire, from Middle English wir, from Old English wīr, from English myrtle, from Old French myrte, from Latin myrtus, from Ancient Greek μύρτος.
तारख़ाना (Hindi): telegraph office
Definitions
- telegraph office
Ancestry of “तारख़ाना”, step by step
तारख़ाना traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi तार
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | तार | wire, cord; string; telegram |
| 2 | English | wire | Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now... |
| 3 | Middle English | wir | — |
| 4 | Old English | wīr | wire, metal thread, wire-ornament |
| 5 | English | myrtle | An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus... |
| 6 | Old French | myrte | — |
| 7 | Latin | myrtus | myrtle |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μύρτος | myrtle; twig or spray of myrtle |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μυρίκη | tamarisk |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ίκη | — |
via Hindi ख़ाना
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | ख़ाना | place, site, dwelling; box, small container;... |
| 2 | Classical Persian | خَانَه | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠 | house |
| 4 | Old Persian | *vahanam | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *wāhana | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | Hwah- | to dwell, remain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hwas- | to dwell, inhabit; to stay |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wes- | to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night |