Where does “غزنوی” come from?

غزنوی (Persian) comes from Persian و, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭥𐭣, from Old Persian 𐎢𐎫𐎠, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hutá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hu, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

غزنوی (Persian): of or from Ghazni

Definitions

  1. of or from Ghazni

Ancestry of “غزنوی”, step by step

غزنوی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian و

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianوand
2Middle Persian𐭠𐭥𐭣—
3Old Persian𐎢𐎫𐎠and
4Proto-Indo-IranianHutá—
5Proto-Indo-IranianHu—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

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 ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hu →