Where does “خواننده” come from?

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

خواننده (Persian): singer; reader; orator

Definitions

  1. singer; reader; orator

Ancestry of “خواننده”, 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 “خواننده”

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