Where does “خوان” come from?

خوان (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian خوان, from Persian خواندن, from Proto-Iranian *hwanH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swanH-, from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- — to sound.

خوان (Ottoman Turkish): a large tray which serves as a table, board where viands are processed or eaten

Definitions

  1. a large tray which serves as a table, board where viands are processed or eaten

Ancestry of “خوان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخوانtable or large tray particularly such one as is...
2Persianخواندنto read; to recite; to sing
3Proto-Iranian*hwanH-—
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*swanH-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswenh₂-to sound
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swanH- →Every word from Proto-Iranian *hwanH- →