Where does “پروانگی” come from?
پروانگی (Persian) comes from Persian گی, from English Gay, from English Queen, from Middle English quene, from Old English cwene, from Old English cwēn, from Proto-West Germanic kwāni, from Proto-Germanic kwēniz — woman.
پروانگی (Persian): order; permission; command
Definitions
- order; permission; command
Ancestry of “پروانگی”, step by step
پروانگی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian گی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | گی | a gay man, a male homosexual |
| 2 | English | Gay | originally a nickname for a cheerful or lively person |
| 3 | English | Queen | A title used before the personal name of a queen |
| 4 | Middle English | quene | A queen; Any powerful woman noble; A female... |
| 5 | Old English | cwene | a woman; inflection of cwēn: ##... |
| 6 | Old English | cwēn | queen; woman, wife, queen |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | kwāni | woman, wife |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kwēniz | wife |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |