Where does “سال پیش” come from?
سال پیش (Persian) comes from Persian سال, 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 پیش (Persian): last year
Definitions
- last year
Ancestry of “سال پیش”, step by step
سال پیش traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian سال
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | سال | year |
| 2 | Middle Persian | ŠNT | year |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎰𐎼𐎭 | year |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | carHdáh | autumn, summer; year |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćarHáts | autumn, summer; year |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |
via Persian پیش
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | پیش | ago; before |