Where does “ـی” come from?

ـی (Persian) comes from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

ـی (Persian): Forms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms...

Definitions

  1. Forms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms...

Ancestry of “ـی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian-yk'—
2Old Persian-𐎡𐎣of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to
3Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “ـی”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Middle Persian -yk' →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas →