Where does “فروتن” come from?
فروتن (Persian) comes from Persian تن, from English ton, from French ton, from Old French ton, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu — to be able.
فروتن (Persian): humble
Definitions
- humble
Ancestry of “فروتن”, step by step
فروتن traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian تن
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | تن | body; person; tonne |
| 2 | English | ton | A unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 2000... |
| 3 | French | ton | Your, thy; Tone; Tone, shade |
| 4 | Old French | ton | your |
| 5 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 6 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 7 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 8 | Polish | tu | here |
| 9 | Polish | być | to be |
| 10 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 11 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 12 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |
via Persian فرو
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | فرو | down |