Where does “ашына” come from?

ашына (Kazakh) comes from Persian آشنا, from Pahlavi ʾšnwʾk', from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

ашына (Kazakh): friend

Definitions

  1. friend

Ancestry of “ашына”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianآشناacquainted; acquaintance
2Pahlaviʾšnwʾk'—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Pahlavi ʾšnwʾk' →Every word from Persian آشنا →
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