Where does “Indo-Iranianist” come from?
Indo-Iranianist (English) comes from English Indo-Iranian, from English Iranian, from English Iran, from Persian ایران, from Classical Persian ایران, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭫, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹 — autonymic ethnonym of the respective...
Indo-Iranianist (English): A linguist who specializes in studying Indo-Iranian languages
Definitions
- A linguist who specializes in studying Indo-Iranian languages
Ancestry of “Indo-Iranianist”, step by step
Indo-Iranianist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Indo-Iranian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Indo-Iranian | A member of any peoples speaking such a language;... |
| 2 | English | Iranian | A person from Iran or of Iranian descent;... |
| 3 | English | Iran | The regions inhabited by the Iranian peoples |
| 4 | Persian | ایران | historically Persia |
| 5 | Classical Persian | ایران | — |
| 6 | Middle Persian | 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭 | of the Iranians; of the Aryans; Aryans |
| 7 | Middle Persian | 𐭠𐭩𐭫 | Iranian, i.e. the autonymic self-denominator of... |
| 8 | Old Persian | 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹 | Iranian |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | Áryah | Aryan, Iranian: of or pertaining to the Aryan or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Áryas | autonymic ethnonym of the respective... |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |