Where does “روبان” come from?

روبان (Persian) comes from French ruban, from Middle Dutch ringhband, from Proto-Germanic hringaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

روبان (Persian): ribbon

Definitions

  1. ribbon

Ancestry of “روبان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrubanband, stripe; ribbon
2Middle Dutchringhbandnecklace
3Proto-Germanichringazring, circle; curve; sound, ring
4Proto-Indo-European(s)krengʰ-to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ- →