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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

  1. vestibule; front hall or entryway; foyer

Ancestry of “zaguán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Andalusian Arabicإِسْطِوَان—
2Arabicأُسْطُوَانَة—
3Aramaicאִיסְטְוָונָאcolumn, pillar
4Pahlavistūn—
5Old Persian𐎿𐎬𐎢𐎴𐎠column, pillar
6Proto-IranianstuHnáHpillar
7Proto-Indo-IranianstʰuHnáHpillar
8Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂-uh₂-néh₂—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂-wéh₂standing, errect
10Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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