Where does “کهنسال” come from?

کهنسال (Persian) comes from Persian سال, from Middle Persian ŠNT, from Old Persian 𐎰𐎼𐎭, from Proto-Iranian carHdáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćarHáts, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

کهنسال (Persian): very old; venerable

Definitions

  1. very old; venerable

Ancestry of “کهنسال”, step by step

کهنسال traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian سال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسالyear
2Middle PersianŠNTyear
3Old Persian𐎰𐎼𐎭year
4Proto-IraniancarHdáhautumn, summer; year
5Proto-Indo-IranianćarHátsautumn, summer; year
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

via Persian کهن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکهنold, ancient
2Middle Persiankhwbn'old
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćarHáts →Every word from Proto-Iranian carHdáh →