Where does “پوستهخانه” come from?
پوستهخانه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish پوسته, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
پوستهخانه (Ottoman Turkish): post office
Definitions
- post office
Ancestry of “پوستهخانه”, step by step
پوستهخانه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish پوسته
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | پوسته | mail, post, the postal service or system in general |
| 2 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 3 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 5 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 |