Where does “خوشایند” come from?

خوشایند (Persian) comes from Persian اینده, from Persian آی, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hay-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

خوشایند (Persian): nice, pleasant, pleasing

Definitions

  1. nice, pleasant, pleasing

Ancestry of “خوشایند”, step by step

خوشایند traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian اینده

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianاینده—
2Persianآیouch, ow; present stem form of آمدن;...
3Proto-Indo-IranianHay-to go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Persian خوش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخوشhappy; pleasant
2Middle Persianxwš—

Words derived from “خوشایند”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hay- →Every word from Persian آی →