Where does “گوشواره” come from?
گوشواره (Persian) comes from Persian گوش, from Middle Persian ???, from Old Persian ???, from Proto-Iranian gáwšah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰáwšas, from Proto-Indo-European g⁽ʷ⁾ʰéw-sos, from Proto-Indo-European g⁽ʷ⁾ʰew-.
گوشواره (Persian): earring; squinch
Definitions
- earring; squinch
Ancestry of “گوشواره”, step by step
گوشواره traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian گوش
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | گوش | ear |
| 2 | Middle Persian | ??? | — |
| 3 | Old Persian | ??? | ear |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | gáwšah | ear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gʰáwšas | noise, sound |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | g⁽ʷ⁾ʰéw-sos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | g⁽ʷ⁾ʰew- | — |
via Persian ـواره
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ـواره | used to create nouns denoting a specific characteristic |
| 2 | Persian | ـوار | used to create adjectives denoting a specific quality or characteristic |
| 3 | Persian | ـه | Forms the past participle from the past stem |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | -akah | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | -kah | — |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | ka | if |