Where does “ناودان” come from?

ناودان (Persian) comes from Persian دان, from Persian دانستن, from Middle Persian YDOYTWN-stn', from Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

ناودان (Persian): gutter, drainpipe

Definitions

  1. gutter, drainpipe

Ancestry of “ناودان”, step by step

ناودان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian دان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدانgrain; holder, container; present stem form of...
2Persianدانستنto know
3Middle PersianYDOYTWN-stn'—
4Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ānáHti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via Persian ناو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianناوboat, small ship; warship; cruiser; anything long...
2Middle Persiannʾwship
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂u-death; death; corpse; ship, boat
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti →Every word from Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti →