Where does “سربازی” come from?

سربازی (Persian) comes from Persian سرباز, from Persian سر, from Middle Persian 𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤, from Proto-Iranian *cŕ̥Hah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćŕ̥Has, from Proto-Indo-European ḱŕ̥h₂-os, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

سربازی (Persian): military service

Definitions

  1. military service

Ancestry of “سربازی”, step by step

سربازی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian سرباز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسربازsoldier; pawn
2Persianسرhead; the topmost, foremost, or leading part;...
3Middle Persian𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤head; top, summit
4Proto-Iranian*cŕ̥Hah—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianćŕ̥Hashead, top
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱŕ̥h₂-os—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱŕ̥h₂-os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćŕ̥Has →