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Where does “ptmʾn'” come from?

ptmʾn' (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian pati-, from Proto-Iranian *rādi-, from Proto-Iranian *rād-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HraHdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

ptmʾn' (Middle Persian): measure, period; moderation; treaty

Definitions

  1. measure, period; moderation; treaty

Ancestry of “ptmʾn'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianpati-against, toward; lord
2Proto-Iranian*rādi-—
3Proto-Iranian*rād-—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHraHdʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “ptmʾn'”

  • Paymon
  • پیمان
  • پیمان
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