Where does “سیبویه” come from?

سیبویه (Persian) comes from Persian ـویه, from Middle Persian -ōē, from Undetermined -avya-.

سیبویه (Persian): often romanized Sibuyeh or Sibuyah

Definitions

  1. often romanized Sibuyeh or Sibuyah

Ancestry of “سیبویه”, step by step

سیبویه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ـویه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـویهforms diminutive or affectionate form of nouns; transliterated as -ūya, -ūyah, -uya, -uyah, -ōē (Classical Persian), -uye, -uyeh (Iranian Persian), -awayh, -awaih, -uwayh (Arabized)
2Middle Persian-ōēForms diminutive or affectionate form of nouns
3Undetermined-avya-—

via Persian سیب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسیبapple
2Middle Persian𐭠𐭩𐭰not any

Words derived from “سیبویه”

Every word from Undetermined -avya- →Every word from Middle Persian -ōē →Every word from Persian ـویه →