Where does “همان” come from?
همان (Persian) comes from Persian هم, from Middle Persian hm, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎶, from Proto-Iranian hamHás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
همان (Persian): that/those very; the same; simultaneously
Definitions
- that/those very; the same; simultaneously
Ancestry of “همان”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | هم | also, too; similarly |
| 2 | Middle Persian | hm | same, similar |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐏃𐎶 | same, together |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | hamHás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | samHás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | somHós | same, alike |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
Words derived from “همان”