Where does “ماهی‌فروش” come from?

ماهی‌فروش (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.

ماهی‌فروش (Persian): fishmonger

Definitions

  1. fishmonger

Ancestry of “ماهی‌فروش”, step by step

ماهی‌فروش traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ماهی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianماهیfish; a whale or sea monster; lunar, moonly
2Persianماهmoon; month; lovely
3Middle Persian𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧moon; month; name of the 12th day in the...
4Old Persian𐎶𐎠𐏃month; moon
5Proto-Iranianmā́Hahmoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Persian فروش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianفروشpresent stem form of فروختن
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has