Where does “پوستهخانه” come from?
پوستهخانه (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.
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 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 |
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 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 4 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 5 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |