Where does “نمکدان” come from?

نمکدان (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.

نمکدان (Persian): salt cellar, salt shaker

Definitions

  1. salt cellar, salt shaker

Ancestry of “نمکدان”, step by step

نمکدان 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 نمک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنمکsalt
2Middle Persian𐫗𐫖𐫏𐫍𐫐salt
3Proto-Iraniannamadka-—

Words derived from “نمکدان”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti →Every word from Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti →