Where does “خانهدار” come from?
خانهدار (Persian) comes from Persian خانه, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠, from Old Persian *vahanam, from Proto-Iranian *wāhana, from Proto-Iranian Hwah-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.
خانهدار (Persian): househusband or housewife, homemaker US
Definitions
- househusband or housewife, homemaker US
Ancestry of “خانهدار”, step by step
خانهدار traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian خانه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | خانه | house |
| 2 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠 | house |
| 3 | Old Persian | *vahanam | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *wāhana | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | Hwah- | to dwell, remain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hwas- | to dwell, inhabit; to stay |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wes- | to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night |
via Persian ـدار
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ـدار | a suffix indicating ownership in compound words |
| 2 | Old Persian | 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎫𐎡𐎹 | to hold, have |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | dāráyati | to bear, hold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰāráyati | to bear, hold |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰor-éye-ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |