Where does “آشنایی” come from?

آشنایی (Persian) comes from Persian آشنا, from Pahlavi ʾšnwʾk', from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

آشنایی (Persian): acquaintance, friendship

Definitions

  1. acquaintance, friendship

Ancestry of “آشنایی”, step by step

آشنایی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian آشنا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianآشناacquainted; acquaintance
2Pahlaviʾšnwʾk'—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via Persian ـیی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـییform of the suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Pahlavi ʾšnwʾk' →Every word from Persian آشنا →