Where does “ئاشىنا” come from?

ئاشىنا (Uyghur) comes from Persian آشنا, from Pahlavi ʾšnwʾk', from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

ئاشىنا (Uyghur): friend

Definitions

  1. friend

Ancestry of “ئاشىنا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianآشناacquainted; acquaintance
2Pahlaviʾšnwʾk'
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃-Every word from Pahlavi ʾšnwʾk'Every word from Persian آشنا