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
Ancestry of “دانشنامه”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | دانش | knowledge |
| 2 | Persian | دان | grain; holder, container; present stem form of... |
| 3 | Persian | دانستن | to know |
| 4 | Middle Persian | YDOYTWN-stn' | — |
| 5 | Indo-Iranian | *ȷ́ānáHti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥néh₃ti | to know, recognize |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |