Where does “بن” come from?

بن (Persian) comes from Middle Persian بوّن, from Proto-Iranian *buHnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰudʰnás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰ(m̥)nés, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

بن (Persian): bottom; foundation; root

Definitions

bottom; foundation; root

Ancestry of “بن”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle Persian	بوّن	—
2	Proto-Iranian	*buHnáh	—
3	Proto-Indo-Iranian	bʰudʰnás	bottom, ground
4	Proto-Indo-European	bʰudʰ(m̥)nés	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	bʰudʰmḗn	bottom
6	Proto-Indo-European	dʰewbʰ-	deep
7	Proto-Indo-European	dʰewh₂-	smoke; mist, haze

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