Where does “خوشبین” come from?

خوشبین (Persian) comes from Persian دیدن, from Middle Persian dytn', from Proto-Iranian daiH-, from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₂-.

خوشبین (Persian): optimistic

Definitions

  1. optimistic

Ancestry of “خوشبین”, step by step

خوشبین traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian دیدن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدیدنto see
2Middle Persiandytn'—
3Proto-IraniandaiH-to look, see
4Proto-Indo-European*deyh₂-—

via Persian خوش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخوشhappy; pleasant
2Middle Persianxwš—

Words derived from “خوشبین”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Iranian daiH- →Every word from Middle Persian dytn' →