Where does “stáHnam” come from?

stáHnam (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian stáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂-no-m, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Ancestry of “stáHnam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianstáHnamthe act of standing; position, location, place
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂-no-m—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂-no-m →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian stáHnam →