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Where does “بان” come from?

بان (Persian) comes from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

بان (Persian): prince, lord, governor, chief; keeper, guardian;...

Definitions

  1. prince, lord, governor, chief; keeper, guardian;...

Ancestry of “بان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “بان”

  • merdevine
  • мердевине
  • merdiven
  • نردبان
  • نردبان
  • مردیون
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