Where does “ماهی آزاد” come from?
ماهی آزاد (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.
ماهی آزاد (Persian): salmon
Definitions
- salmon
Ancestry of “ماهی آزاد”, step by step
ماهی آزاد traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian ماهی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ماهی | fish; a whale or sea monster; lunar, moonly |
| 2 | Persian | ماه | moon; month; lovely |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧 | moon; month; name of the 12th day in the... |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎠𐏃 | month; moon |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | mā́Hah | moon; month |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mā́Has | moon; month |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |