Where does “مهتاب” come from?
مهتاب (Persian) comes from Persian مه, from French mai, from Old French mai, from Latin Māius, from Latin Maia, from Ancient Greek μαῖα, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ, from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr — mother.
مهتاب (Persian): moonlight
Definitions
- moonlight
Ancestry of “مهتاب”, step by step
مهتاب traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian مه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | مه | Alternative form of ماه; fog, mist; I, me |
| 2 | French | mai | May |
| 3 | Old French | mai | — |
| 4 | Latin | Māius | “month”}} of May |
| 5 | Latin | Maia | nominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μαῖα | midwife; foster mother, nurse; good mother, dame |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μήτηρ | mother; source or origin |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | mā́tēr | mother |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |