Where does “diβi-vān” come from?

diβi-vān (Middle Persian) comes from Middle Persian dipi-vān-, from Old Persian dipi-vahanam, from Old Persian 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡, from Elamite 𒁾, from Akkadian 𒁾, from Sumerian 𒁾 — tablet; cylinder seal, sealed tablet.

Ancestry of “diβi-vān”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiandipi-vān-relating to documents
2Old Persiandipi-vahanamdocument house
3Old Persian𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡inscription; document
4Elamite𒁾inscription, writing
5Akkadian𒁾tablet; document; letter
6Sumerian𒁾tablet; cylinder seal, sealed tablet

Words derived from “diβi-vān

Every word from Sumerian 𒁾Every word from Akkadian 𒁾Every word from Elamite 𒁾