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Where does “𐎶𐎠𐏃” come from?

𐎶𐎠𐏃 (Old Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian mā́Hah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

𐎶𐎠𐏃 (Old Persian): month; moon

Definitions

  1. month; moon

Ancestry of “𐎶𐎠𐏃”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianmā́Hahmoon; month
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “𐎶𐎠𐏃”

  • प्रतिमाह
  • तिमाही
  • छमाही
  • माह
  • ماهتاب
  • ماه
  • 𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →