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Where does “جانباز” come from?

جانباز (Persian) comes from Persian جان, from Middle Persian yʾn', from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑.

جانباز (Persian): one who would offer up their life; disabled war...

Definitions

  1. one who would offer up their life; disabled war...

Ancestry of “جانباز”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجانsoul; being; life
2Middle Persianyʾn'—
3Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
4Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →