Where does “روسری” come from?

روسری (Persian) comes from Persian رو, from Persian روی, from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

روسری (Persian): headscarf, hijab

Definitions

  1. headscarf, hijab

Ancestry of “روسری”, step by step

روسری traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian رو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianروColloquial Iranian form of را
2Persianرویbronze; zinc; face
3PersianـیForms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms...
4Middle Persian-yk'
5Old Persian-𐎡𐎣of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to
6Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Persian سر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسرhead; the topmost, foremost, or leading part;...
2Middle Persian𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤head; top, summit
3Proto-Iranian*cŕ̥Hah
4Proto-Indo-Iranianćŕ̥Hashead, top
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱŕ̥h₂-os
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Middle Persian -yk'Every word from Persian ـی
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