Where does “سه‌ماهه” come from?

سه‌ماهه (Persian) comes from Persian ماه, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐏃, from Proto-Iranian mā́Hah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

سه‌ماهه (Persian): quarter, trimester

Definitions

  1. quarter, trimester

Ancestry of “سه‌ماهه”, step by step

سه‌ماهه traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ماه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianماهmoon; month; lovely
2Middle Persian𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧moon; month; name of the 12th day in the...
3Old Persian𐎶𐎠𐏃month; moon
4Proto-Iranianmā́Hahmoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Persian سه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianسهAPI •; three; black
2Old Persian𐏂The thirty-fifth letter of the Old Persian cuneiform script
3Proto-Iranianθráyahthree
4Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via Persian ـه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianـهForms the past participle from the past stem
2Proto-Iranian-akahCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
3Proto-Iranian-kah—
4Proto-Austronesiankaif
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has →