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Where does “ʾngpyn'” come from?

ʾngpyn' (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian Hangubáynah, from Proto-Iranian báynah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰáynas, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéy-no-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

ʾngpyn' (Middle Persian): honey

Definitions

  1. honey

Ancestry of “ʾngpyn'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianHangubáynahhoney, beeswax
2Proto-Iranianbáynahfly, bee
3Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰáynas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéy-no-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “ʾngpyn'”

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