Where does “rēwand” come from?
rēwand (Middle Persian) comes from Middle Persian lypʾs, from Proto-Iranian (h)rabā́š, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)rabʰā́ćš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ā́ćš, from Proto-Indo-European -eḱés.
Ancestry of “rēwand”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | lypʾs | rhubarb |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | (h)rabā́š | rhubarb; fennel |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | (s)rabʰā́ćš | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -ā́ćš | animal and plant suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eḱés | — |