Where does “شهاب‌سنگ” come from?

شهاب‌سنگ (Persian) comes from Persian سنگ, from Middle Persian KYPA.

شهاب‌سنگ (Persian): meteorite

Definitions

  1. meteorite

Ancestry of “شهاب‌سنگ”, step by step

شهاب‌سنگ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian سنگ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسنگstone, rock; tombstone; authority, dignity
2Middle PersianKYPA—

via Persian شهاب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشهابmeteor; shooting star
2Arabicشِهَابmeteor
Every word from Middle Persian KYPA →Every word from Persian سنگ →