Where does “پناهجو” come from?
پناهجو (Persian) comes from Persian جستن, from Proto-Iranian *Hyawd-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hyawdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European Hyewdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yew-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyu, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
پناهجو (Persian): asylum-seeker
Definitions
- asylum-seeker
Ancestry of “پناهجو”, step by step
پناهجو traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian جستن
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | جستن | to jump, leap |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | *Hyawd- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hyawdʰ- | to fight, to battle; to struggle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyewdʰ- | moving erect, to be agitated or push forward in... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yew- | straight, upright, right; right, justice, law |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂óyu | long time, lifetime |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |