Where does “آبانبار” come from?
آبانبار (Persian) comes from Persian آب, from Arabic آب, from Classical Syriac ܐܒ, from Aramaic אב, from Akkadian Abum, from Proto-Semitic ʔabw-, from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab- — father.
آبانبار (Persian): An underground chamber to reserve rain water, cistern
Definitions
- An underground chamber to reserve rain water, cistern
Ancestry of “آبانبار”, step by step
آبانبار traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian آب
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | آب | water; liquid; juice |
| 2 | Arabic | آب | to return, to come back; to repent; to incur,... |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܐܒ | August |
| 4 | Aramaic | אב | absolute form of אַבָּא |
| 5 | Akkadian | Abum | Abu, the fifth month of the Babylonian calendar (approximately July-August) |
| 6 | Proto-Semitic | ʔabw- | father |
| 7 | Proto-Afroasiatic | ʔab- | father |
via Persian انبار
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | انبار | store, warehouse, granary, depot, reservoir;... |
| 2 | Middle Persian | hmbʾl | store of food |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐏃𐎶𐎲𐎠𐎼 | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | hambāráh | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sambʰārás | a storage, warehouse, reservoir; provisions,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem-bʰor-ó-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |