Where does “بیکاری” come from?
بیکاری (Persian) comes from Persian بیکار, from Persian کار, from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎼, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
بیکاری (Persian): unemployment
Definitions
- unemployment
Ancestry of “بیکاری”, step by step
بیکاری traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian بیکار
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | بیکار | unemployed, jobless; idle, inactive; An... |
| 2 | Persian | کار | work; deed; occupation, job |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎣𐎠𐎼 | the people, subjects; army |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |