Where does “جهان” come from?

جهان (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Classical Persian جهان, from Old Saxon gehan, from Proto-Germanic *jehan, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

جهان (Ottoman Turkish): world; universe

Definitions

  1. world; universe

Ancestry of “جهان”, step by step

جهان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian جهان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianجهان—
2Old Saxongehanto confess; to explain
3Proto-Germanic*jehan—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

via Classical Persian جِهَان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianجِهَان—

Words derived from “جهان”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *jehan →Every word from Old Saxon gehan →