Where does “تخمدان” come from?

تخمدان (Persian) comes from Persian تخم, from Proto-Indo-European tewk-, from Proto-Indo-European tew- — to be attentive in a friendly manner; to swell;...

تخمدان (Persian): ovary

Definitions

  1. ovary

Ancestry of “تخمدان”, step by step

تخمدان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian تخم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتخمseed, grain; sperm, semen; ovum, egg
2Proto-Indo-Europeantewk-germ, seed, sprout, offspring
3Proto-Indo-Europeantew-to be attentive in a friendly manner; to swell;...

via Persian ـدان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـدانcontainer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewk- →Every word from Persian تخم →