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Where does “gyhʾn'” come from?

gyhʾn' (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian gay-θā-.

gyhʾn' (Middle Persian): word; worldly creatures, world

Definitions

  1. word; worldly creatures, world

Ancestry of “gyhʾn'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iraniangay-θā-—

Words derived from “gyhʾn'”

  • Jahan
  • cihan
  • Cihan
  • जहान
  • जहाँगीर
  • جهان
  • جهانگیر
  • cahan
  • johan
  • جہان
  • جهان
  • йыһан
  • jahon
Every word from Proto-Iranian gay-θā- →