Where does “-и” come from?

-и (Kazakh) comes from Classical Persian ـی, from Middle Persian 𐭩𐭧.

-и (Kazakh): Forms adjectives from nouns

Definitions

  1. Forms adjectives from nouns

Ancestry of “-и”, step by step

-и traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian ـی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianـی—
2Middle Persian𐭩𐭧—

via Arabic ـِيّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

Words derived from “-и”

Every word from Middle Persian 𐭩𐭧 →Every word from Classical Persian ـی →