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

Definitions

  1. API •; from; since

Ancestry of “از”, step by step

از traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian 𐭬𐭭

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭬𐭭from
2Old Persian𐏃𐎨𐎠from, since
3Proto-Iranian*háčaHoutward, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “از”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Iranian *háčaH →Every word from Old Persian 𐏃𐎨𐎠 →