Where does “باسوادی” come from?

باسوادی (Persian) comes from Persian باسواد, from Persian با, from Proto-Iranian *HwáHatah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwáHatas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

باسوادی (Persian): educated; literate

Definitions

  1. educated; literate

Ancestry of “باسوادی”, step by step

باسوادی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian باسواد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianباسوادliterate
2Persianباsoup; API •; with
3Proto-Iranian*HwáHatahwind
4Proto-Indo-IranianHwáHataswind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →