Where does “گوناگون” come from?

گوناگون (Persian) comes from Persian گون, from Middle Persian gwn' — colour, complexion.

گوناگون (Persian): different, various, diverse, sundry

Definitions

  1. different, various, diverse, sundry

Ancestry of “گوناگون”, step by step

گوناگون traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian گون

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگونcolour; species; form, kind, mode, manner,...
2Middle Persiangwn'colour, complexion

via Persian ـا‌

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـا‌
Every word from Middle Persian gwn'Every word from Persian گون