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Where does “ه” come from?

ه (Persian) comes from Middle Persian -k', from Proto-Iranian -akah, from Proto-Iranian -kah, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.

ه (Persian): ezāfe suffix or linking particle; Suffix...

Definitions

  1. ezāfe suffix or linking particle; Suffix...

Ancestry of “ه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian-k'—
2Proto-Iranian-akahCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
3Proto-Iranian-kah—
4Proto-Austronesiankaif

Words derived from “ه”

  • serdab
  • سرداب
  • სარდაფი
  • سردابه
  • سرداب
  • رودابه
  • ماندگار
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