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Where does “زنجیرزنی” come from?

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

زنجیرزنی (Persian): Ritual self-flagellation with chains, especially...

Definitions

  1. Ritual self-flagellation with chains, especially...

Ancestry of “زنجیرزنی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزنیwomanhood
2PersianـیForms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms...
3Middle Persian-yk'—
4Old Persian-𐎡𐎣—
5Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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