Where does “توده” come from?

توده (Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian tawtáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tawtáH, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

توده (Persian): heap, pile, mass; people, folk, masses

Definitions

  1. heap, pile, mass; people, folk, masses

Ancestry of “توده”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IraniantawtáH—
2Proto-Indo-IraniantawtáHpeople, folk; crowd, masses
3Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tawtáH →
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