Where does “خانہ” come from?

خانہ (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian خانَه, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠, from Old Persian *vahanam, from Proto-Iranian *wāhana, from Proto-Iranian Hwah-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.

خانہ (Urdu): place, site, dwelling; box, small container;...

Definitions

  1. place, site, dwelling; box, small container;...

Ancestry of “خانہ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianخانَه—
2Middle Persian𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠house
3Old Persian*vahanam—
4Proto-Iranian*wāhana—
5Proto-IranianHwah-to dwell, remain
6Proto-Indo-IranianHwas-to dwell, inhabit; to stay
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

Words derived from “خانہ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas- →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hwah- →