Where does “تاج” come from?

تاج (Persian) comes from Arabic تَاج, from Classical Persian گل, from Arabic نُور, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

تاج (Persian): crown; tuft

Definitions

  1. crown; tuft

Ancestry of “تاج”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicتَاج—
2Classical Persianگل—
3Arabicنُورlight, brightess; ray of light, light beam;...
4Classical Persianجَان—
5Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
6Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
7Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

Words derived from “تاج”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →