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

  1. bottom; foundation; root

Ancestry of “بن”, step by step

بن traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian بوّن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianبوّن—
2Proto-Iranian*buHnáh—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰudʰnásbottom, ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰ(m̥)nés—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via German Bonn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBonn—
2Old High GermanBonna—

via Arabic بِن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبِنson

Words derived from “بن”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →