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Hamadan
Hamadan comes from Old Persian Hagmatāna-, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one, whole’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-‘one, whole’reconstructed
- Old Persianc. 600–300 BCEHagmatāna-transliteratedoriginal script Hagmatāna-, a transliteration
- Middle Persianc. 300 BCE–900 CE𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭Ahmadān
- Persianc. 900–presentهمدانhamadân
- EnglishtodayHamadan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-‘one, whole’reconstructed
- Old Persianc. 600–300 BCEHagmatāna-transliteratedoriginal script Hagmatāna-, a transliteration
- Middle Persianc. 300 BCE–900 CE𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭Ahmadān
- Persianc. 900–presentهمدانhamadân
- EnglishtodayHamadan
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one, whole’
some, same, single, similar, seem, simple, simply, soft, sam, simulation, sincerely, singular, resemble, assemble, resemblance, simulate, simultaneous, sincerity, anomaly, assimilate, semblance, homeopathic, synapse, homology, insincere, hyphen, anomalous, simile, simulacrum, sempre, synchronise, homolog, 46 more
Today it means
name A city in Iran, the seat of Hamadan County's Central District and the capital of Hamadan Province.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sem- / Hamadan