Where does “ارزان” come from?
ارزان (Pashto) comes from Persian ارزان, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hárǰʰati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂elgʷʰ- — to be worth; value; gain; to cost, have value.
ارزان (Pashto): cheap
Definitions
- cheap
Ancestry of “ارزان”, step by step
ارزان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian ارزان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ارزان | cheap, inexpensive |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hárǰʰati | to be worth, have value; to cost |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂elgʷʰ- | to be worth; value; gain; to cost, have value |
via Classical Persian اَرْزَان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | اَرْزَان | — |