Where does “nikbinlik” come from?

nikbinlik (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani nikbin, from Ottoman Turkish نیک‌بین, from Persian بین, from Middle Persian wēn-, from Indo-European *weyd-.

nikbinlik (Azerbaijani): optimism

Definitions

  1. optimism

Ancestry of “nikbinlik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaninikbinoptimistic
2Ottoman Turkishنیک‌بین—
3Persianبینseparation; API •; between
4Middle Persianwēn-—
5Indo-European*weyd-—
Every word from Indo-European *weyd- →Every word from Middle Persian wēn- →Every word from Persian بین →