Where does “زیستی” come from?

زیستی (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.

زیستی (Persian): biological

Definitions

  1. biological

Ancestry of “زیستی”, step by step

زیستی 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 زیست

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزیستlife; existence
2Persianزیستنto live
3Proto-IranianǰáyHati—
4Proto-Indo-IranianǰáyHati—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Middle Persian -yk' →Every word from Persian ـی →