Where does “مردم‌شناس” come from?

مردم‌شناس (Persian) comes from Persian مردم, from Middle Persian mltwm', from Proto-Iranian mártyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mártyas, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

مردم‌شناس (Persian): anthropologist

Definitions

  1. anthropologist

Ancestry of “مردم‌شناس”, step by step

مردم‌شناس traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian مردم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمردمhuman; people
2Middle Persianmltwm'mankind, people
3Proto-Iranianmártyahman
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmártyasmortal, man
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Persian ـشناس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـشناسlogist
2Persianشناختنto know, to be acquainted with; to acknowledge;...
3Middle Persian𐭱𐭭𐭠𐭧𐭲𐭭to recognize, to know
4Old Persian𐎧𐏁𐎴𐎠𐎿𐎠𐏃𐎹—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mártyas →Every word from Proto-Iranian mártyah →