Where does “سپاسگزاری” come from?

سپاسگزاری (Persian) comes from Persian سپاسگزار, 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.

سپاسگزاری (Persian): gratitude

Definitions

  1. gratitude

Ancestry of “سپاسگزاری”, step by step

سپاسگزاری traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian سپاسگزار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسپاسگزارthankful
2Persianسپاسthanks; gratitude
3Middle Persianspʾsthanks, gratitude; service
4Proto-Iranianspácati—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianspáćati—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

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 speḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian spáćati →Every word from Proto-Iranian spácati →