Where does “хонақоҳ” come from?
хонақоҳ (Tajik) comes from Classical Persian خَانَقَاه, from Arabic خَانَقَاه, from Classical Persian خَانَگَاه, from Classical Persian خَانَه, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠, from Old Persian *vahanam, from Proto-Iranian *wāhana, from Proto-Iranian Hwah- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.
хонақоҳ (Tajik): khanaqah
Definitions
- khanaqah
Ancestry of “хонақоҳ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | خَانَقَاه | — |
| 2 | Arabic | خَانَقَاه | — |
| 3 | Classical Persian | خَانَگَاه | — |
| 4 | Classical Persian | خَانَه | — |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠 | house |
| 6 | Old Persian | *vahanam | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | *wāhana | — |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | Hwah- | to dwell, remain |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hwas- | to dwell, inhabit; to stay |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wes- | to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night |