Where does “تیمارخانه” come from?
تیمارخانه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish خانه, from Persian خانه, 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.
تیمارخانه (Ottoman Turkish): mental hospital, asylum, a hospital facility designed to treat persons with serious mental disorders, as opposed to disorders of the body
Definitions
- mental hospital, asylum, a hospital facility designed to treat persons with serious mental disorders, as opposed to disorders of the body
Ancestry of “تیمارخانه”, step by step
تیمارخانه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish خانه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | خانه | house |
| 2 | Persian | خانه | house |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠 | house |
| 4 | Old Persian | *vahanam | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *wāhana | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | Hwah- | to dwell, remain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hwas- | to dwell, inhabit; to stay |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wes- | to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night |