Where does “बरज़बान” come from?

बरज़बान (Hindi) comes from Hindi ज़बान, from Classical Persian زبان, from Middle Persian ŠNA, from Proto-Iranian *hijwáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.

बरज़बान (Hindi): learned by heart, memorized

Definitions

  1. learned by heart, memorized

Ancestry of “बरज़बान”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiज़बानtongue
2Classical Persianزبان—
3Middle PersianŠNA—
4Proto-Iranian*hijwáHtongue
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́iȷ́ʰwáHtongue
6Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH →Every word from Proto-Iranian *hijwáH →