Where does “رگه” come from?
رگه (Persian) comes from Persian ـه, from Proto-Iranian -akah, from Proto-Iranian -kah, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.
رگه (Persian): vein
Ancestry of “رگه”, step by step
رگه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian ـه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | ـه | Forms the past participle from the past stem |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | -akah | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | -kah | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | ka | if |
via Persian رگ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | رگ | blood vessel; arteries, capillaries or veins |
| 2 | Middle Persian | lk' | vein |