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Where does “ـخانا” come from?

ـخانا (Uyghur) comes from Persian خانه, 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.

ـخانا (Uyghur): house, apartment, building; position in a number

Definitions

  1. house, apartment, building; position in a number

Ancestry of “ـخانا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخانهhouse
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 “ـخانا”

  • دوختۇرخانا
  • دەرسخانا
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