Where does “ورزش خانہ” come from?
ورزش خانہ (Urdu) comes from Urdu خانہ, 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.
ورزش خانہ (Urdu): gymnasium, gym
Definitions
- gymnasium, gym
Ancestry of “ورزش خانہ”, step by step
ورزش خانہ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Urdu خانہ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | خانہ | place, site, dwelling; box, small container;... |
| 2 | Classical Persian | خانَه | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠 | house |
| 4 | Old Persian | *vahanam | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *wāhana | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | Hwah- | to dwell, remain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hwas- | to dwell, inhabit; to stay |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wes- | to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night |