Where does “रूम” come from?
रूम (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian روم, from Arabic رُوم, from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬, from Ancient Greek Ῥωμανία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
रूम (Hindi): room
Definitions
- room
Ancestry of “रूम”, step by step
रूम traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Classical Persian روم
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | روم | — |
| 2 | Arabic | رُوم | Byzantines |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬 | Rome; Byzantine |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ῥωμανία | Byzantine Empire |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via English room
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | room | Opportunity or scope; Space "for" something, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | roum | A space or area; A room |
| 3 | Old English | rūm | room, space; roomy, spacious, ample, extensive,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rūm | roomy, spacious; room, open space |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rūmaz | roomy, spacious, open |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | rewh₁- | free space |