Where does “سپاسگزار” come from?
سپاسگزار (Persian) comes from Persian سپاس, from Middle Persian spʾs, from Proto-Iranian spácati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian spáćati, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.
سپاسگزار (Persian): thankful
Ancestry of “سپاسگزار”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | سپاس | thanks; gratitude |
| 2 | Middle Persian | spʾs | thanks, gratitude; service |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | spácati | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | spáćati | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |