Where does “меҳан” come from?
меҳан (Tajik) comes from Persian میهن, from Middle Persian myhn', from Proto-Iranian ira-pro, from Proto-Indo-Iranian iir-pro, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.
меҳан (Tajik): homeland, native country
Definitions
- homeland, native country
Ancestry of “меҳан”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | میهن | homeland, native country; motherland, fatherland,... |
| 2 | Middle Persian | myhn' | home |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | ira-pro | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | iir-pro | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |