ज़बान

Hindi

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) tongue
  • language

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian زبان derived from Middle Persian ŠNA derived from Proto-Iranian *hižwaHh derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáHs.

Origin

Proto-Indo-Iranian

*ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáHs

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