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Where does “دانستن” come from?

دانستن (Persian) comes from Middle Persian YDOYTWN-stn', from Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

دانستن (Persian): to know

Definitions

  1. to know

Ancestry of “دانستن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle PersianYDOYTWN-stn'—
2Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ānáHti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “دانستن”

  • دونسن
  • دونستن
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