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Where does “gwptn'” come from?

gwptn' (Middle Persian) comes from Old Persian 𐎥𐎢𐎲𐎫𐎡𐎹, from Proto-Iranian gáwbati, from Proto-Indo-European gewH- — to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...

gwptn' (Middle Persian): to say, speak

Definitions

  1. to say, speak

Ancestry of “gwptn'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎥𐎢𐎲𐎫𐎡𐎹—
2Proto-Iraniangáwbatito say
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangewH-to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...

Words derived from “gwptn'”

  • गुफ़्तार
  • گفتن
  • گفتار
  • گفتن
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