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Where does “پیمان” come from?

پیمان (Persian) comes from Persian پیمودن, from Middle Persian paymūdan, from Proto-Iranian pati-, from Proto-Iranian *rādi-, from Proto-Iranian *rād-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HraHdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

پیمان (Persian): pledge; pact; agreement

Definitions

  1. pledge; pact; agreement

Ancestry of “پیمان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپیمودنto measure; to traverse
2Middle Persianpaymūdan—
3Proto-Iranianpati-against, toward; lord
4Proto-Iranian*rādi-—
5Proto-Iranian*rād-—
6Proto-Indo-IranianHraHdʰ-—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “پیمان”

  • Paymon
  • پیمان
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