Where does “سیاه‌پوست” come from?

سیاه‌پوست (Persian) comes from Persian سیاه, from Persian ـه, from Proto-Iranian -akah, from Proto-Iranian -kah, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.

سیاه‌پوست (Persian): black, black-skinned; African

Definitions

  1. black, black-skinned; African

Ancestry of “سیاه‌پوست”, step by step

سیاه‌پوست traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Persian پوست

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپوستskin; flesh; shell
2Middle Persianpwst'—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka →Every word from Proto-Iranian -akah →Every word from Persian ـه →