Where does “سرمایه‌گذاری” come from?

سرمایه‌گذاری (Persian) comes from Persian سرمایه, 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.

سرمایه‌گذاری (Persian): investment

Definitions

  1. investment

Ancestry of “سرمایه‌گذاری”, step by step

سرمایه‌گذاری traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian سرمایه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسرمایهcapital money
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

via Persian گذار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگذارpresent stem form of گذاشتن
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱŕ̥h₂-osEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćŕ̥Has