Where does “یخچال” come from?
یخچال (Persian) comes from Persian یخ, from Proto-Iranian *Háyxam, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.
یخچال (Persian): refrigerator; glacier; yakhchal, icehouse
Definitions
- refrigerator; glacier; yakhchal, icehouse
Ancestry of “یخچال”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | یخ | ice |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | *Háyxam | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |