Where does “بی‌خدایی” come from?

بی‌خدایی (Persian) comes from Persian خدا, from Classical Persian خدای, from Middle Persian hwtʾy, from Proto-Iranian *hwatā́wHā — lord, sovereign, king.

بی‌خدایی (Persian): atheism

Definitions

  1. atheism

Ancestry of “بی‌خدایی”, step by step

بی‌خدایی traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian خدا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianخداGod, god; lord; patron
2Classical Persianخدای—
3Middle Persianhwtʾylord
4Proto-Iranian*hwatā́wHālord, sovereign, king

via Persian ـیی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـییform of the suffix

via Persian بیـ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبیـless, in-; see example below}}
Every word from Proto-Iranian *hwatā́wHā →Every word from Middle Persian hwtʾy →Every word from Classical Persian خدای →