Where does “خوشنویسی” come from?

خوشنویسی (Persian) comes from Persian ی, from Arabic ي, from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.

خوشنویسی (Persian): calligraphy

Definitions

  1. calligraphy

Ancestry of “خوشنویسی”, step by step

خوشنویسی traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianیthe grammatical particle ezafe; see...
2Arabicيbound object pronoun: me, my; The nisba suffix,...
3Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
4Hebrewעַיִןeye

via Persian خوش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخوشhappy; pleasant
2Middle Persianxwš—

via Persian نویس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنویسpresent stem form of نوشتن
Every word from Hebrew עַיִן →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʿayn- →Every word from Arabic ي →