Where does “hezaren” come from?
hezaren (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish هزارن, from Classical Persian هزار رنگ, from Persian هزار, from Middle Persian hcʾl, from Proto-Iranian hajáhram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian saȷ́ʰásram, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom — together, one.
Ancestry of “hezaren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | هزارن | rattan, calamus, any of several species of climbing palms of the genus Calamus, used as a material for making furniture, baskets etc |
| 2 | Classical Persian | هزار رنگ | — |
| 3 | Persian | هزار | thousand |
| 4 | Middle Persian | hcʾl | thousand |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | hajáhram | one thousand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | saȷ́ʰásram | one thousand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥-ǵʰéslom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéslom | thousand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |