Where does “زبان” come from?

زبان (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian زبان, from Middle Persian ŠNA, from Proto-Iranian *hijwáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.

زبان (Urdu): tongue; language

Definitions

  1. tongue; language

Ancestry of “زبان”, step by step

زبان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian زبان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianزبان—
2Middle PersianŠNA—
3Proto-Iranian*hijwáHtongue
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́iȷ́ʰwáHtongue
5Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue

via Classical Persian زَبَان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianزَبَان—

Words derived from “زبان”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH →Every word from Proto-Iranian *hijwáH →