Where does “دنب” come from?
دنب (Persian) comes from Middle Persian dwm(b'), from Proto-Indo-European dewmbʰ- — penis, tail, rod.
دنب (Persian): tail
Ancestry of “دنب”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | dwm(b') | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dewmbʰ- | penis, tail, rod |