Where does “سرشناس” come from?

سرشناس (Persian) comes from Persian سر, from Middle Persian 𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤, from Proto-Iranian *cŕ̥Hah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćŕ̥Has, from Proto-Indo-European ḱŕ̥h₂-os, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

سرشناس (Persian): famous

Definitions

  1. famous

Ancestry of “سرشناس”, step by step

سرشناس traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian سر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسرhead; the topmost, foremost, or leading part;...
2Middle Persian𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤head; top, summit
3Proto-Iranian*cŕ̥Hah—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianćŕ̥Hashead, top
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱŕ̥h₂-os—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Persian شناس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشناس-logist
2Persianـشناسlogist
3Persianشناختنto know, to be acquainted with; to acknowledge;...
4Middle Persian𐭱𐭭𐭠𐭧𐭲𐭭to recognize, to know
5Old Persian𐎧𐏁𐎴𐎠𐎿𐎠𐏃𐎹—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱŕ̥h₂-os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćŕ̥Has →