English
Panjshir
Panjshir comes from Classical Persian پنجشیر.
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentپنجشیرpanjšērliterally ‘five lions’
- Iranian Persianmodernsame formpanjšir
- Englishearliest quotation 2007Panjshir
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentپنجشیرpanjšērliterally ‘five lions’
- Iranian Persianmodernsame formpanjšir
- Englishearliest quotation 2007Panjshir
Earliest quotation: 2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns: “The valley Mammy referred to was the Panjshir, the…”
The story
Borrowed from Iranian Persian پنجشیر (panjšir), from Classical Persian پنجشیر (panjšēr, literally “five lions”).
Every English word from Classical Persian پنجشیر
Today it means
name A river in Panjshir Valley, Panjshir Province, Afghanistan.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Classical Persian پنجشیر / Panjshir