Where does “lahen” come from?
lahen (Middle English) comes from Persian نهنگ, from Middle Persian 𐫗𐫍𐫗𐫃, from Proto-Iranian niθanga-, from Proto-Iranian ni-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.
Ancestry of “lahen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | نهنگ | crocodile or hippopotamus; whale; Synonym: وال |
| 2 | Middle Persian | 𐫗𐫍𐫗𐫃 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | niθanga- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | ni- | down |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ní | down, downwards; in, into |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ni | down |
Words derived from “lahen”