Where does “ماه” come from?

ماه (Persian) comes 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.

ماه (Persian): moon; month; lovely

Definitions

  1. moon; month; lovely

Ancestry of “ماه”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ماه”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has →