Where does “ماهواره” come from?
ماهواره (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.
ماهواره (Persian): artificial satellite
Definitions
- artificial satellite
Ancestry of “ماهواره”, step by step
ماهواره traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian ماه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ماه | moon; month; lovely |
| 2 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧 | moon; month; name of the 12th day in the... |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎠𐏃 | month; moon |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | mā́Hah | moon; month |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mā́Has | moon; month |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
via Persian ـواره
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ـواره | used to create nouns denoting a specific characteristic |
| 2 | Persian | ـوار | used to create adjectives denoting a specific quality or characteristic |
| 3 | Persian | ـه | Forms the past participle from the past stem |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | -akah | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | -kah | — |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | ka | if |