Where does “меҳмон” come from?

меҳмон (Tajik) comes from Persian مهمان, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭤𐭬𐭠𐭭 — inhabitant; guest.

меҳмон (Tajik): guest

Definitions

  1. guest

Ancestry of “меҳмон”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمهمانguest
2Middle Persian𐭬𐭤𐭬𐭠𐭭inhabitant; guest
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭤𐭬𐭠𐭭 →Every word from Persian مهمان →