Where does “حلواخانه” come from?
حلواخانه (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.
حلواخانه (Ottoman Turkish): sort of large cauldron made of copper in which halva is made
Definitions
- sort of large cauldron made of copper in which halva is made
Ancestry of “حلواخانه”, step by step
حلواخانه 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 |