Where does “خستهخانه” come from?
خستهخانه (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.
خستهخانه (Persian): hospice; orphanage
Ancestry of “خستهخانه”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “خستهخانه”