Where does “تاج‌محل” come from?

تاج‌محل (Persian) comes from Persian تاج, 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 — to breathe.

Ancestry of “تاج‌محل”, step by step

تاج‌محل traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian تاج

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتاجcrown; tuft
2Arabicتَاج
3Classical Persianگل
4Arabicنُورlight, brightess; ray of light, light beam;...
5Classical Persianجَان
6Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗
7Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH
8Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

via Persian محل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمحلplace, location; residence, quarter
2Arabicمَحَلّplace; time
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnásEvery word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH