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

زنجیرزنی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian زنی

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

via Persian زنجیر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزنجیرchain
2Sanskritशृङ्खलchain, fetter, especially one made of iron;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Middle Persian -yk' →Every word from Persian ـی →