Where does “hʾn'” come from?

hʾn' (Middle Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠, 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.

hʾn' (Middle Persian): house, dwelling

Definitions

  1. house, dwelling

Ancestry of “hʾn'”, step by step

hʾn' traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠house
2Old Persian*vahanam—
3Proto-Iranian*wāhana—
4Proto-IranianHwah-to dwell, remain
5Proto-Indo-IranianHwas-to dwell, inhabit; to stay
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

via Proto-Indo-Iranian *kanH-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranian*kanH-to love, take pleasure in
2Proto-Indo-Europeankenh₂-to be pleased, enjoy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas- →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hwah- →