Where does “زهدان” come from?

زهدان (Persian) comes from Persian زه, from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭩𐭧, from Proto-Indo-European gʷiH- — bowstring.

زهدان (Persian): uterus, womb

Definitions

  1. uterus, womb

Ancestry of “زهدان”, step by step

زهدان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian زه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزهstring; bowstring
2Middle Persian𐭦𐭩𐭧—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷiH-bowstring

via Persian ـدان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـدانcontainer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷiH- →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭩𐭧 →Every word from Persian زه →