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Where does “𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧” come from?

𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧 (Middle Persian) comes from Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐏃, from Proto-Iranian mā́Hah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧 (Middle Persian): moon; month; name of the 12th day in the...

Definitions

  1. moon; month; name of the 12th day in the...

Ancestry of “𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎶𐎠𐏃month; moon
2Proto-Iranianmā́Hahmoon; month
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧”

  • प्रतिमाह
  • तिमाही
  • छमाही
  • माह
  • ماهتاب
  • ماه
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