Where does “آله” come from?

آله (Persian) comes from Proto-Germanic aluh, from Proto-Iranian *Hr̥jifyáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥ȷ́ipyás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂rǵ-i-pt-ió-s.

آله (Persian): eagle; Alternative form of آلت

Definitions

  1. eagle; Alternative form of آلت

Ancestry of “آله”, step by step

آله traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic aluh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaluhamulet
2Proto-Iranian*Hr̥jifyáheagle
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hr̥ȷ́ipyásstraight-flying
4Proto-Indo-European*h₂rǵ-i-pt-ió-s—

via Arabic آلَة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicآلَةinstrument, tool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂rǵ-i-pt-ió-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥ȷ́ipyás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *Hr̥jifyáh →