Where does “سقاخانه” come from?

سقاخانه (Persian) comes from Persian خانه, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠, from Old Persian *vahanam, from Proto-Iranian *wāhana, from Proto-Iranian Hwah-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.

سقاخانه (Persian): traditional public water fountain

Definitions

  1. traditional public water fountain

Ancestry of “سقاخانه”, step by step

سقاخانه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian خانه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخانهhouse
2Middle Persian𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠house
3Old Persian*vahanam—
4Proto-Iranian*wāhana—
5Proto-IranianHwah-to dwell, remain
6Proto-Indo-IranianHwas-to dwell, inhabit; to stay
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

via Persian سقا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسقاwater carrier
2Arabicسَقَّاء—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas- →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hwah- →