Where does “زبانشناس” come from?
زبانشناس (Persian) comes from Persian ـشناس, from Persian شناختن, from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭭𐭠𐭧𐭲𐭭, from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎴𐎠𐎿𐎠𐏃𐎹, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
زبانشناس (Persian): linguist
Definitions
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Ancestry of “زبانشناس”, step by step
زبانشناس traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian ـشناس
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ـشناس | logist |
| 2 | Persian | شناختن | to know, to be acquainted with; to acknowledge;... |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭱𐭭𐭠𐭧𐭲𐭭 | to recognize, to know |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐎧𐏁𐎴𐎠𐎿𐎠𐏃𐎹 | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
via Persian زبان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | زبان | tongue; language |
| 2 | Middle Persian | ŠNA | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | *hijwáH | tongue |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH | tongue |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |