Where does “بینایی” come from?

بینایی (Persian) comes from Persian بینا, from Persian بین, from Middle Persian wēn-, from Indo-European *weyd-.

بینایی (Persian): eyesight, vision

Definitions

  1. eyesight, vision

Ancestry of “بینایی”, step by step

بینایی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian بینا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبیناsighted, capable of seeing
2Persianبینseparation; API •; between
3Middle Persianwēn-—
4Indo-European*weyd-—

via Persian ى

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianى—
Every word from Indo-European *weyd- →Every word from Middle Persian wēn- →Every word from Persian بین →