Where does “چهارصد” come from?

چهارصد (Persian) comes from Persian چهار, from Pahlavi pal, from Proto-Iranian tatr̥wáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tatr̥wás, from Proto-Indo-European tetr̥-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

چهارصد (Persian): four hundred

Definitions

  1. four hundred

Ancestry of “چهارصد”, step by step

چهارصد traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian چهار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچهارfour
2Pahlavipal—
3Proto-Iraniantatr̥wáhpheasant
4Proto-Indo-Iraniantatr̥wás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantetr̥-wó-s—
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

via Persian صد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianصدhundred
2Middle Persian??—
3Old Persianθata-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tetr̥-wó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tatr̥wás →