Where does “чемода́н” come from?

чемода́н (Russian) comes 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.

чемода́н (Russian): suitcase, trunk

Definitions

  1. suitcase, trunk

Ancestry of “чемода́н”, step by step

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

Words derived from “чемода́н”

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