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Where does “زادن” come from?

زادن (Persian) comes from Middle Persian zādan, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

زادن (Persian): to give birth

Definitions

  1. to give birth

Ancestry of “زادن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianzādan—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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