Where does “جهان” come from?

جهان (Persian) comes from Old Saxon gehan, from Proto-Germanic *jehan, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

جهان (Persian): world; universe

Definitions

  1. world; universe

Ancestry of “جهان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxongehanto confess; to explain
2Proto-Germanic*jehan—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

Words derived from “جهان”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *jehan →Every word from Old Saxon gehan →