Where does “سخنگو” come from?

سخنگو (Persian) comes from Persian سخن, from Proto-Iranian *cánhati, from Proto-Indo-European ḱens-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.

سخنگو (Persian): spokesperson, spokesman, spokeswoman

Definitions

  1. spokesperson, spokesman, spokeswoman

Ancestry of “سخنگو”, step by step

سخنگو traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian سخن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسخنspeech
2Proto-Iranian*cánhatito declare, explain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-to announce, to proclaim; to put in order
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

via Persian ـگو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـگو—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱens- →Every word from Proto-Iranian *cánhati →