Where does “آشنا” come from?

آشنا (Persian) comes from Pahlavi ʾšnwʾk', from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

آشنا (Persian): acquainted; acquaintance

Definitions

  1. acquainted; acquaintance

Ancestry of “آشنا”, step by step

آشنا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pahlavi ʾšnwʾk'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pahlaviʾšnwʾk'—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via Classical Persian آشْنَا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianآشْنَا—

Words derived from “آشنا”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Pahlavi ʾšnwʾk' →