Where does “qəhqəhə” come from?
qəhqəhə (Talysh) comes from Arabic قهقهة, from Arabic قهقه, from Arabic ه, from Arabic كَهْرَبَاء, from Persian کهربا, from Persian کاه, from Persian کاستن, from Proto-Iranian kas- — to see; to look.
qəhqəhə (Talysh): laughter
Definitions
- laughter
Ancestry of “qəhqəhə”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | قهقهة | giggle, guffawing |
| 2 | Arabic | قهقه | to laugh loudly |
| 3 | Arabic | ه | him, his, it, its; AH; Banū Ṭayyiʾ form of أَ |
| 4 | Arabic | كَهْرَبَاء | electricity |
| 5 | Persian | کهربا | amber |
| 6 | Persian | کاه | chaff; straw; hay |
| 7 | Persian | کاستن | to decrease |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | kas- | to be small, diminish, lessen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeḱ- | to see; to look |