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

Definitions

  1. an old woman

Ancestry of “پیرزن”, step by step

پیرزن traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian زن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزنwoman; wife; female
2Middle Persianzan—
3Proto-Indo-IranianǰánHswoman; wife
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

via Persian پیر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپیرold, aged; Pir, Sheikh; father
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*parHušásgrey
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰánHs →