Where does “ماهتاب” come from?

ماهتاب (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.

ماهتاب (Persian): moonlight

Definitions

  1. moonlight

Ancestry of “ماهتاب”, step by step

ماهتاب traces back through two 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 تاب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتابheat, warmth; glow, radiance; burning, inflaming,...
2Proto-Iraniantāp-to twist, wind
3Proto-Indo-Iraniantāpásheat
4Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

Words derived from “ماهتاب”

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