Etymology Explorer › Persian

Where does “اسکی” come from?

اسکی (Persian) comes from French ski, from Norwegian Bokmål ski, from Danish ski, from Norwegian Nynorsk ski, from Old Norse skíð, from Proto-Germanic skīdą, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

اسکی (Persian): ski; skiing; old, ancient

Definitions

  1. ski; skiing; old, ancient

Ancestry of “اسکی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchskiski; skiing
2Norwegian Bokmålskia ski
3Danishski—
4Norwegian Nynorskskia ski
5Old Norseskíðstick of wood, snowshoe; split wood, wooden...
6Proto-Germanicskīdąpiece of wood, billet, board
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
8Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- →