Where does “پناهنده” come from?

پناهنده (Persian) comes from Persian پناه, from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭭𐭠𐭧 — protector; refuge.

پناهنده (Persian): refugee

Definitions

  1. refugee

Ancestry of “پناهنده”, step by step

پناهنده traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian پناه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپناهshelter; refuge; asylum
2Middle Persian𐭯𐭭𐭠𐭧protector; refuge

via Persian ـنده

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـندهa suffix that makes agent nouns; such as -er

Words derived from “پناهنده”

Every word from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭭𐭠𐭧 →Every word from Persian پناه →