Where does “qurbani” come from?
qurbani (English) comes from Persian قربانی, from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
qurbani (English): The sacrifice of a livestock animal during Eid...
Definitions
- The sacrifice of a livestock animal during Eid...
Ancestry of “qurbani”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | قربانی | sacrifice; victim |
| 2 | Persian | ـی | Forms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms... |
| 3 | Middle Persian | -yk' | — |
| 4 | Old Persian | -𐎡𐎣 | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -kas | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |