Where does “رفتار” come from?
رفتار (Persian) comes from Persian ـار, from Serbo-Croatian -ār, from Proto-Slavic -ařь, from Gothic -𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
رفتار (Persian): behaviour; conduct
Definitions
- behaviour; conduct
Ancestry of “رفتار”, step by step
رفتار traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian ـار
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ـار | suffix which forms agent nouns |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | -ār | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ařь | -er |
| 4 | Gothic | -𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via Persian رفت
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | رفت | past stem form of رفتن |