Where does “dywʾn'” come from?

dywʾn' (Middle Persian) comes from Middle Persian diβi-vān, 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.

dywʾn' (Middle Persian): archive; collected writings

Definitions

  1. archive; collected writings

Ancestry of “dywʾn'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiandiβi-vān—
2Middle Persiandipi-vān-relating to documents
3Old Persiandipi-vahanamdocument house
4Old Persian𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡inscription; document
5Elamite𒁾inscription, writing
6Akkadian𒁾tablet; document; letter
7Sumerian𒁾tablet; cylinder seal, sealed tablet

Words derived from “dywʾn'”

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