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
- heap, pile, mass; people, folk, masses
Ancestry of “توده”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | tawtáH | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tawtáH | people, folk; crowd, masses |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |