Where does “مارماهی” come from?

مارماهی (Persian) comes from Persian ماهی, 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.

مارماهی (Persian): eel

Definitions

  1. eel

Ancestry of “مارماهی”, step by step

مارماهی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ماهی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianماهیfish; a whale or sea monster; lunar, moonly
2Persianماهmoon; month; lovely
3Middle Persian𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧moon; month; name of the 12th day in the...
4Old Persian𐎶𐎠𐏃month; moon
5Proto-Iranianmā́Hahmoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Persian مار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمارsnake; serpent
2Middle Persian𐭬𐭠𐭥—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has →