Where does “دردانه” come from?

دردانه (Persian) comes from Persian در, from Classical Persian اندر, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭭, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎫𐎼, from Proto-Iranian *Hántarah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hántaras, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

دردانه (Persian): pearl

Definitions

  1. pearl

Ancestry of “دردانه”, step by step

دردانه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian در

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianدرAPI •; at; in
2Classical Persianاندر
3Middle Persian𐭡𐭩𐭭in; among
4Old Persian𐎠𐎫𐎼in, inside; within, among
5Proto-Iranian*Hántarah
6Proto-Indo-IranianHántaras
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
8Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

via Persian دانه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدانهgrain; seed; berry
2Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰoHnéh₂grain
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -terosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énterosEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hántaras