Where does “از” come from?
از (Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭭, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎨𐎠, from Proto-Iranian *háčaH, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
از (Persian): API •; from; since
Ancestry of “از”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭭 | from |
| 2 | Old Persian | 𐏃𐎨𐎠 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | *háčaH | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |