Where does “اطرافی” come from?

اطرافی (Persian) comes from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

اطرافی (Persian): outlying, on the outskirts of

Definitions

  1. outlying, on the outskirts of

Ancestry of “اطرافی”, step by step

اطرافی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ـی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianـیForms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms...
2Middle Persian-yk'—
3Old Persian-𐎡𐎣of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to
4Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Persian اطراف

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianاطرافviewing, inspecting
2Arabicأَطْرَاف—
3Arabicطَرَفside; participant; edge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Middle Persian -yk' →Every word from Persian ـی →