Where does “اینجا” come from?

اینجا (Persian) comes from Persian جا, from Middle Persian gyʾg, from Proto-Iranian Hwah-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.

اینجا (Persian): here

Definitions

  1. here

Ancestry of “اینجا”, step by step

اینجا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian جا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجاplace; space; location
2Middle Persiangyʾgplace
3Proto-IranianHwah-to dwell, remain
4Proto-Indo-IranianHwas-to dwell, inhabit; to stay
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

via Persian این

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianاینthis
2Proto-Turkicinlair, burrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas- →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hwah- →