Where does “жаһан” come from?
жаһан (Kazakh) comes from Persian جهان, from Old Saxon gehan, from Proto-Germanic *jehan, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.
жаһан (Kazakh): world
Ancestry of “жаһан”, step by step
жаһан traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian جهان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | جهان | world; universe |
| 2 | Old Saxon | gehan | to confess; to explain |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *jehan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yek- | to utter |
via Classical Persian جهان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | جهان | — |
| 2 | Middle Persian | gyhʾn' | word; worldly creatures, world |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | gay-θā- | — |
Words derived from “жаһан”