Where does “zabaán” come from?

zabaán (Palula) comes from Urdu زبان, from Classical Persian زبان, from Middle Persian ŠNA, from Proto-Iranian *hijwáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.

zabaán (Palula): language

Definitions

  1. language

Ancestry of “zabaán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduزبانtongue; language
2Classical Persianزبان—
3Middle PersianŠNA—
4Proto-Iranian*hijwáHtongue
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́iȷ́ʰwáHtongue
6Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH →Every word from Proto-Iranian *hijwáH →