Where does “همزمان” come from?

همزمان (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.

همزمان (Persian): simultaneous, synchronic

Definitions

  1. simultaneous, synchronic

Ancestry of “همزمان”, step by step

همزمان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian هم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianهمalso, too; similarly
2Middle Persianhmsame, similar
3Old Persian𐏃𐎶same, together
4Proto-IranianhamHás—
5Proto-Indo-IraniansamHássame, equal
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Persian زمان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزمانtime; season; epoch
2Old Persian*jamānātime
3Proto-Iranian*ǰámaHnaHtime, occasion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás →
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