Where does “Kashmiriness” come from?
Kashmiriness (English) comes from English Kashmiri, from English -i, from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
Kashmiriness (English): The quality of being Kashmiri
Definitions
- The quality of being Kashmiri
Ancestry of “Kashmiriness”, step by step
Kashmiriness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Kashmiri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Kashmiri | A native or resident of Kashmir, or a descendant of such a person |
| 2 | English | -i | Used to form adjectives and nouns describing... |
| 3 | Persian | ـی | Forms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms... |
| 4 | Middle Persian | -yk' | — |
| 5 | Old Persian | -𐎡𐎣 | of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -kas | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |