Where does “زیست‌شناس” come from?

زیست‌شناس (Persian) comes from Persian ـشناس, from Persian شناختن, from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭭𐭠𐭧𐭲𐭭, from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎴𐎠𐎿𐎠𐏃𐎹, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

زیست‌شناس (Persian): biologist

Definitions

  1. biologist

Ancestry of “زیست‌شناس”, step by step

زیست‌شناس traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ـشناس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـشناسlogist
2Persianشناختنto know, to be acquainted with; to acknowledge;...
3Middle Persian𐭱𐭭𐭠𐭧𐭲𐭭to recognize, to know
4Old Persian𐎧𐏁𐎴𐎠𐎿𐎠𐏃𐎹—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via Persian زیست

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزیستlife; existence
2Persianزیستنto live
3Proto-IranianǰáyHati—
4Proto-Indo-IranianǰáyHati—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎴𐎠𐎿𐎠𐏃𐎹 →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭭𐭠𐭧𐭲𐭭 →