Where does “دسترخوان” come from?

دسترخوان (Persian) comes from Persian دستار, from Persian ـار, from Serbo-Croatian -ār, from Proto-Slavic -ařь, from Gothic -𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

دسترخوان (Persian): tablecloth

Definitions

  1. tablecloth

Ancestry of “دسترخوان”, step by step

دسترخوان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian دستار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدستارturban; dastar; handkerchief
2Persianـارsuffix which forms agent nouns
3Serbo-Croatian-ār
4Proto-Slavic-ařь-er
5Gothic-𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃-er
6Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
7Latin-āriuser
8Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

via Persian خوان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخوانtable or large tray particularly such one as is...
2Persianخواندنto read; to recite; to sing
3Proto-Iranian*hwanH-
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*swanH-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswenh₂-to sound
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āziosEvery word from Latin -āriusEvery word from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz
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