Where does “پیرزن” come from?
پیرزن (Persian) comes from Persian زن, from Middle Persian zan, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰánHs, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.
پیرزن (Persian): an old woman
Ancestry of “پیرزن”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | زن | woman; wife; female |
| 2 | Middle Persian | zan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰánHs | woman; wife |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |