Where does “siyahı” come from?

siyahı (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian سیاهه, from Persian سیاه, from Persian ـه, from Proto-Iranian -akah, from Proto-Iranian -kah, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.

siyahı (Azerbaijani): list

Definitions

  1. list

Ancestry of “siyahı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسیاههlist
2Persianسیاهblack; dark-skinned
3PersianـهForms the past participle from the past stem
4Proto-Iranian-akahCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
5Proto-Iranian-kah—
6Proto-Austronesiankaif
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka →Every word from Proto-Iranian -akah →Every word from Persian ـه →