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Where does “𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠” come from?

𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠 (Middle Persian) comes from Old Persian *vahanam, from Proto-Iranian *wāhana, from Proto-Iranian Hwah-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.

𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠 (Middle Persian): house

Definitions

  1. house

Ancestry of “𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian*vahanam—
2Proto-Iranian*wāhana—
3Proto-IranianHwah-to dwell, remain
4Proto-Indo-IranianHwas-to dwell, inhabit; to stay
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

Words derived from “𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠”

  • chum
  • chummy
  • cham
  • chumminess
  • chummily
  • chummery
  • chumship
  • chummage
  • chumbucket
  • chumocracy
  • unchummy
  • chumbox
  • chummo
  • cham
  • chum
  • čoms
  • ханума
  • кафана
  • hanuma
  • kafana
  • хан
  • han
  • hán
  • Erhan
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