Where does “ماهین” come from?

ماهین (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.

ماهین (Persian): month, moon

Definitions

  1. month, moon

Ancestry of “ماهین”, step by step

ماهین 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 ـین

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـینadjective-forming suffix
2Middle Persian-yn—
3Proto-Iranian-ayHnahCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Iranian-a-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has →