Where does “تاج محل” come from?

تاج محل (Urdu) comes from Urdu تاج, from Arabic تَاج, from Classical Persian گل, from Arabic نُور, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás — to breathe.

Ancestry of “تاج محل”, step by step

تاج محل traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu تاج

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduتاجcrown
2Arabicتَاج—
3Classical Persianگل—
4Arabicنُورlight, brightess; ray of light, light beam;...
5Classical Persianجَان—
6Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
7Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
8Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

via Urdu محل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduمحلpalace; woman's quarters
2Persianمحلplace, location; residence, quarter
3Arabicمَحَلّplace; time

Words derived from “تاج محل”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →