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Where does “रवाना” come from?

रवाना (Hindi) comes from Persian روانه, from Persian رو, from Persian روی, from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

रवाना (Hindi): to leave; to depart; departed; dispatched, sent

Definitions

  1. to leave; to depart; departed; dispatched, sent

Ancestry of “रवाना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianروانه—
2PersianروColloquial Iranian form of را
3Persianرویbronze; zinc; face
4PersianـیForms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms...
5Middle Persian-yk'—
6Old Persian-𐎡𐎣—
7Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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