Where does “یخچه” come from?

یخچه (Persian) comes from Persian یخ, from Proto-Iranian *Háyxam, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

یخچه (Persian): hailstone

Definitions

  1. hailstone

Ancestry of “یخچه”, step by step

یخچه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian یخ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianیخice
2Proto-Iranian*Háyxamice, frost
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

via Persian ـچه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـچهdiminutive suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →Every word from Proto-Iranian *Háyxam →Every word from Persian یخ →