Where does “дән” come from?

дән (Kazakh) comes from Persian دان, from Persian دانستن, from Middle Persian YDOYTWN-stn', from Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

дән (Kazakh): grain, corn

Definitions

  1. grain, corn

Ancestry of “дән”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدانgrain; holder, container; present stem form of...
2Persianدانستنto know
3Middle PersianYDOYTWN-stn'—
4Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ānáHti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti →Every word from Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti →