Where does “Khomeinism” come from?
Khomeinism (English) comes from English Khomeini, from Persian خمینی, from Persian خمین, from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
Khomeinism (English): The theocratic politics of Ruhollah Khomeini (1902–1989), Iranian religious leader and politician
Definitions
- The theocratic politics of Ruhollah Khomeini (1902–1989), Iranian religious leader and politician
Ancestry of “Khomeinism”, step by step
Khomeinism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Khomeini
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Khomeini | — |
| 2 | Persian | خمینی | — |
| 3 | Persian | خمین | Khomein, a town in Iran |
| 4 | Persian | ـی | Forms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms... |
| 5 | Middle Persian | -yk' | — |
| 6 | Old Persian | -𐎡𐎣 | of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -kas | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |