Where does “لیبیایی” come from?

لیبیایی (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.

لیبیایی (Persian): Libyan

Definitions

  1. Libyan

Ancestry of “لیبیایی”, step by step

لیبیایی 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 لیبیا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianلیبیا—
2EnglishLibyaAfrica; that is, the part of North Africa known in classical antiquity
3LatinLibyathe African continent (chiefly North Africa, which was well-known to the Romans)
4Ancient GreekΛιβύηNorth Africa
5Ancient GreekΛῐ́βῠςa Berber
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Middle Persian -yk' →Every word from Persian ـی →