Where does “مورچه” come from?

مورچه (Persian) comes from Pahlavi pal, from Proto-Iranian tatr̥wáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tatr̥wás, from Proto-Indo-European tetr̥-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

مورچه (Persian): ant

Definitions

  1. ant

Ancestry of “مورچه”, step by step

مورچه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pahlavi pal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pahlavipal
2Proto-Iraniantatr̥wáhpheasant
3Proto-Indo-Iraniantatr̥wás
4Proto-Indo-Europeantetr̥-wó-s
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

via Persian مور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمورant
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmarwíšant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmorwi-ant

Words derived from “مورچه

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European tetr̥-wó-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tatr̥wás
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