Where does “Iranist” come from?
Iranist (English) comes from English Iran, from Persian ایران, from Classical Persian ایران, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭫, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹, from Proto-Iranian Áryah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Áryas — autonymic ethnonym of the respective...
Iranist (English): One who studies the history and culture of Iran
Definitions
- One who studies the history and culture of Iran
Ancestry of “Iranist”, step by step
Iranist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Iran
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Iran | The regions inhabited by the Iranian peoples |
| 2 | Persian | ایران | historically Persia |
| 3 | Classical Persian | ایران | — |
| 4 | Middle Persian | 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭 | of the Iranians; of the Aryans; Aryans |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐭠𐭩𐭫 | Iranian, i.e. the autonymic self-denominator of... |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹 | Iranian |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | Áryah | Aryan, Iranian: of or pertaining to the Aryan or... |
| 8 | 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 | — |