Where does “سال” come from?
سال (Persian) comes from Middle Persian ŠNT, from Old Persian 𐎰𐎼𐎭, from Proto-Iranian carHdáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćarHáts, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
سال (Persian): year
Ancestry of “سال”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Persian | ŠNT | year |
| 2 | Old Persian | 𐎰𐎼𐎭 | year |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | carHdáh | autumn, summer; year |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćarHáts | autumn, summer; year |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |