Where does “زندانبان” come from?

زندانبان (Persian) comes from Persian ـبان, from Persian بان, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

زندانبان (Persian): jailer, gaoler

Definitions

  1. jailer, gaoler

Ancestry of “زندانبان”, step by step

زندانبان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ـبان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـبان-keeper
2Persianبانprince, lord, governor, chief; keeper, guardian;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

via Persian زندان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزندانjail, prison
2Middle Persianzyndʾn'prison
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Persian بان →Every word from Persian ـبان →