Where does “اولی” come from?

اولی (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.

اولی (Persian): the former, the first

Definitions

  1. the former, the first

Ancestry of “اولی”, step by step

اولی traces back through 3 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 اول

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianاولfirst, firstly; first
2Arabicأَوَّلfirst

via Arabic أَوْلَى

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَوْلَى
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Middle Persian -yk'Every word from Persian ـی