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Where does “زبان” come from?

زبان (Persian) comes from Middle Persian ŠNA, from Proto-Iranian *hijwáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.

زبان (Persian): tongue; language

Definitions

  1. tongue; language

Ancestry of “زبان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle PersianŠNA—
2Proto-Iranian*hijwáH—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́iȷ́ʰwáHtongue
4Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue

Words derived from “زبان”

  • زبان
  • مادری زبان
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s →