Where does “دانشنامه” come from?

دانشنامه (Persian) comes from Persian دانش, 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.

دانشنامه (Persian): encyclopedia

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Ancestry of “دانشنامه”, step by step

دانشنامه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian دانش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدانشknowledge
2Persianدانgrain; holder, container; present stem form of...
3Persianدانستنto know
4Middle PersianYDOYTWN-stn'—
5Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ānáHti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via Persian نامه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنامهbook; letter
2Middle Persiannʾmk'—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti →Every word from Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti →