Where does “Proto-Iranian” come from?
Proto-Iranian (English) comes 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, from Proto-Iranian Áryah — autonymic ethnonym of the respective...
Proto-Iranian (English): Of or pertaining to Proto-Iranian language or...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to Proto-Iranian language or...
Ancestry of “Proto-Iranian”, step by step
Proto-Iranian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Iranian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Iranian | A person from Iran or of Iranian descent;... |
| 2 | English | Iran | The regions inhabited by the Iranian peoples |
| 3 | Persian | ایران | historically Persia |
| 4 | Classical Persian | ایران | — |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭 | of the Iranians; of the Aryans; Aryans |
| 6 | Middle Persian | 𐭠𐭩𐭫 | Iranian, i.e. the autonymic self-denominator of... |
| 7 | Old Persian | 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹 | Iranian |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | Áryah | Aryan, Iranian: of or pertaining to the Aryan or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Áryas | autonymic ethnonym of the respective... |
via English proto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | proto | Prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of... |
| 2 | English | proto- | first; most recent common ancestor of; Relating... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρωτο- | first, primary |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρῶτος | first; earliest; foremost, most prominent |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |