Where does “تاج” come from?

تاج (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian تاج, from Arabic تَاج, from Classical Persian گل, from Arabic نُور, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás — to breathe.

تاج (Ottoman Turkish): crown, diadem; regal power, the position of...

Definitions

  1. crown, diadem; regal power, the position of...

Ancestry of “تاج”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتاجcrown; tuft
2Arabicتَاج—
3Classical Persianگل—
4Arabicنُورlight, brightess; ray of light, light beam;...
5Classical Persianجَان—
6Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
7Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
8Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

Words derived from “تاج”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →