Where does “خوان” come from?

خوان (Persian) comes from Persian خواندن, from Proto-Iranian *hwanH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swanH-, from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- — to sound.

خوان (Persian): table or large tray particularly such one as is...

Definitions

  1. table or large tray particularly such one as is...

Ancestry of “خوان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخواندنto read; to recite; to sing
2Proto-Iranian*hwanH-
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*swanH-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswenh₂-to sound

Words derived from “خوان

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swanH-Every word from Proto-Iranian *hwanH-