Where does “آنقدر” come from?

آنقدر (Persian) comes from Persian آن, from Arabic آن — time; to come, to near.

آنقدر (Persian): that much

Definitions

  1. that much

Ancestry of “آنقدر”, step by step

آنقدر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian آن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianآنthat; Moment; Breath
2Arabicآنtime; to come, to near

via Persian قدر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianقدرamount, quantity; importance, value
2Arabicقَدْرvalue, worth; quantity, amount, size
Every word from Arabic آن →Every word from Persian آن →
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