Where does “Pan” come from?
Pan (Translingual) comes from English Panjabi, from Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, from Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬ, from Classical Persian پنجاب, from Classical Persian آب, from Middle Persian ʾp̄, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠, from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš — water, body of water.
Pan (Translingual): genus
Definitions
- genus
Ancestry of “Pan”, step by step
Pan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Panjabi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Panjabi | Alternative form of Punjabi |
| 2 | Punjabi | ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | Punjabi |
| 3 | Punjabi | ਪੰਜਾਬ | — |
| 4 | Classical Persian | پنجاب | — |
| 5 | Classical Persian | آب | water |
| 6 | Middle Persian | ʾp̄ | water |
| 7 | Old Persian | 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠 | into the water |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | Hā́fš | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hā́ps | water |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ep- | water, body of water |
via Ancient Greek πᾶν
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πᾶν | neuter nominative singular of πᾶς; neuter... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὀπτικός | of or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὄψις | view |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄψ | voice; word; eye, face |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | wókʷs | voice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |