Where does “zaguán” come from?
zaguán (Spanish) comes from Andalusian Arabic إِسْطِوَان, from Arabic أُسْطُوَانَة, from Aramaic אִיסְטְוָונָא, from Pahlavi stūn, from Old Persian 𐎿𐎬𐎢𐎴𐎠, from Proto-Iranian stuHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian stʰuHnáH, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂-uh₂-néh₂ — to stand.
zaguán (Spanish): vestibule; front hall or entryway; foyer
Definitions
- vestibule; front hall or entryway; foyer
Ancestry of “zaguán”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andalusian Arabic | إِسْطِوَان | — |
| 2 | Arabic | أُسْطُوَانَة | — |
| 3 | Aramaic | אִיסְטְוָונָא | column, pillar |
| 4 | Pahlavi | stūn | — |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎿𐎬𐎢𐎴𐎠 | column, pillar |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | stuHnáH | pillar |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | stʰuHnáH | pillar |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂-uh₂-néh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂-wéh₂ | standing, errect |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |