Where does “geambaș” come from?
geambaș (Romanian) comes from Persian جانباز, from Persian جان, from Middle Persian yʾn', from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑.
geambaș (Romanian): a seller or dealer of horses
Definitions
- a seller or dealer of horses
Ancestry of “geambaș”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | جانباز | one who would offer up their life; disabled war... |
| 2 | Persian | جان | soul; being; life |
| 3 | Middle Persian | yʾn' | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *wyaHnáH | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wyaHnás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | — |