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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”

  • tarhonya
  • tarhonya
  • tarhoňa
  • թարխանա
  • ترخانه
  • ترخانه
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