Where does “داروخانه” come from?

داروخانه (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.

داروخانه (Persian): pharmacy

Definitions

  1. pharmacy

Ancestry of “داروخانه”, step by step

داروخانه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian خانه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخانهhouse
2Middle Persian𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠house
3Old Persian*vahanam—
4Proto-Iranian*wāhana—
5Proto-IranianHwah-to dwell, remain
6Proto-Indo-IranianHwas-to dwell, inhabit; to stay
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

via Persian دارو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianداروmedicine, drug, medication; gunpowder
2Proto-Iraniandā́rukahwood, tree, stick
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandā́rutree; wood
4Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
5Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

Words derived from “داروخانه”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas- →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hwah- →