Where does “سیاهی” come from?

سیاهی (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.

سیاهی (Persian): blackness, darkness, ink

Definitions

  1. blackness, darkness, ink

Ancestry of “سیاهی”, step by step

سیاهی 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 سیاه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسیاهblack; dark-skinned
2PersianـهForms the past participle from the past stem
3Proto-Iranian-akahCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
4Proto-Iranian-kah
5Proto-Austronesiankaif

Words derived from “سیاهی

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Middle Persian -yk'Every word from Persian ـی
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