Where does “گفتگو” come from?
گفتگو (Persian) comes from Persian گو, from English Go, from English stop, from English top, from Middle English top, from Old English topp, from Proto-West Germanic *topp, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
گفتگو (Persian): conversation; dialogue; debate
Definitions
- conversation; dialogue; debate
Ancestry of “گفتگو”, step by step
گفتگو traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian گو
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | گو | cow; third-person simple past of گفتن |
| 2 | English | Go | An ancient Chinese board game, today also popular... |
| 3 | English | stop | To cease moving; To not continue; To cause to... |
| 4 | English | top | The highest or uppermost part of something; A... |
| 5 | Middle English | top | The summit or top of something, especially a... |
| 6 | Old English | topp | top, summit (of something) |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *topp | top, summit, crest |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |
via Persian و
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | و | and |
| 2 | Middle Persian | 𐭠𐭥𐭣 | — |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎢𐎫𐎠 | and |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hutá | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |
via Persian گفت
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | گفت | third-person singular past of گفتن |