Where does “دانش” come from?

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

دانش (Persian): knowledge

Definitions

  1. knowledge

Ancestry of “دانش”, step by step

دانش traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian دان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدانgrain; holder, container; present stem form of...
2Persianدانستنto know
3Middle PersianYDOYTWN-stn'—
4Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ānáHti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via Persian ـش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـش-tion
2Middle Persian𐭱𐭭—

Words derived from “دانش”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti →Every word from Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti →