Where does “تقوایی” come from?

تقوایی (Persian) comes from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

تقوایی (Persian): Taghvaei, Taghvayi

Definitions

  1. Taghvaei, Taghvayi

Ancestry of “تقوایی”, step by step

تقوایی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Persian تقوا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتقواvirtue; piety
2Arabicتَقْوَى—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Middle Persian -yk' →Every word from Persian ـی →