Where does “سرمه‌ای” come from?

سرمه‌ای (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.

سرمه‌ای (Persian): navy blue

Definitions

  1. navy blue

Ancestry of “سرمه‌ای”, step by step

سرمه‌ای 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 سرمه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسرمهkohl, collyrium; antimony; orach
2TurkishsürmekTo operate a wheeled vehicle; to drive, to ride
3Ottoman Turkishسورمكto drive, drive away, banish, advance, sell in...
4Old Anatolian Turkishsür-to drive away, spend time, go ahead, advance; to...
5Proto-Turkicsǖr-to vade away; to drive away, banish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Middle Persian -yk'Every word from Persian ـی