Where does “geamantan” come from?

geamantan (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish جامدان, from Persian جامه‌دان, from Persian دان, from Persian دانستن, from Middle Persian YDOYTWN-stn', from Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

geamantan (Romanian): suitcase, valise

Definitions

  1. suitcase, valise

Ancestry of “geamantan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishجامدان—
2Persianجامه‌دانsuitcase
3Persianدانgrain; holder, container; present stem form of...
4Persianدانستنto know
5Middle PersianYDOYTWN-stn'—
6Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ānáHti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “geamantan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti →Every word from Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti →