Where does “بلندپرواز” come from?

بلندپرواز (Persian) comes from Persian بلند, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭥𐭫𐭭𐭣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰr̥ȷ́ʰánt, from Proto-Indo-European bʰérǵʰonts, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

بلندپرواز (Persian): Someone with grand goals or ambitions, ambitious

Definitions

  1. Someone with grand goals or ambitions, ambitious

Ancestry of “بلندپرواز”, step by step

بلندپرواز traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian بلند

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبلندtall; high; loud
2Middle Persian𐭡𐭥𐭫𐭭𐭣
3Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰr̥ȷ́ʰánthigh, tall
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰérǵʰontshigh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via Persian پرواز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپروازflight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰérǵʰontsEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰr̥ȷ́ʰánt