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Where does “طاخچه” come from?
طاخچه (Pashto) comes from Persian طاقچه, from Persian طاق, from Arabic طاق, from Middle Iranian tāk.
Ancestry of “طاخچه”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Persian
طاقچه
shelf
2
Persian
طاق
vault; arch
3
Arabic
طاق
to bear; arch
4
Middle Iranian
tāk
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Words derived from “طاخچه”
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