Where does “خوشنویس” come from?

خوشنویس (Persian) comes from Persian خوش, from Middle Persian xwš.

خوشنویس (Persian): calligrapher

Definitions

  1. calligrapher

Ancestry of “خوشنویس”, step by step

خوشنویس traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian خوش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخوشhappy; pleasant
2Middle Persianxwš—

via Persian نویس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنویسpresent stem form of نوشتن
Every word from Middle Persian xwš →Every word from Persian خوش →