Where does “شب‌نشینی” come from?

شب‌نشینی (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.

شب‌نشینی (Persian): evening party, night party

Definitions

  1. evening party, night party

Ancestry of “شب‌نشینی”, step by step

شب‌نشینی traces back through 3 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 شب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشبnight; evening
2Old Persian𐎧𐏁𐎱night
3Proto-Iranianxšáfšnight
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankšápsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷsépsnight

via Persian نشستن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنشستنto sit
2Middle Persiannšstn'sit on
3Proto-Iranianni-down
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandown, downwards; in, into
5Proto-Indo-Europeannidown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Middle Persian -yk'Every word from Persian ـی
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