Where does “هزارپا” come from?
هزارپا (Persian) comes from Persian هزار, from Middle Persian hcʾl, from Proto-Iranian hajáhram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian saȷ́ʰásram, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
هزارپا (Persian): millipede
Definitions
- millipede
Ancestry of “هزارپا”, step by step
هزارپا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian هزار
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | هزار | thousand |
| 2 | Middle Persian | hcʾl | thousand |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | hajáhram | one thousand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | saȷ́ʰásram | one thousand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥-ǵʰéslom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéslom | thousand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |