Where does “زهی” come from?

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

زهی (Persian): bravo! well done!

Definitions

  1. bravo! well done!

Ancestry of “زهی”, step by step

زهی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ـی

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

via Persian زه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزهstring; bowstring
2Middle Persian𐭦𐭩𐭧—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷiH-bowstring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Middle Persian -yk' →Every word from Persian ـی →