Where does “فردوسی” come from?

فردوسی (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.

فردوسی (Persian): Ferdowsi, author of the Shahnameh

Definitions

  1. Ferdowsi, author of the Shahnameh

Ancestry of “فردوسی”, step by step

فردوسی traces back through two 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 فردوس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianفردوسparadise; garden, vinyard; fertile valley
2Arabicفِرْدَوْس
3Ancient Greekπαράδεισοςthe garden owned by the Persian nobility;...
4Proto-Iranianparidayĵahcircular boundary wall; place enclosed by a circular boundary wall

Words derived from “فردوسی

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Middle Persian -yk'Every word from Persian ـی