Where does “مردی” come from?

مردی (Persian) comes from Persian مرد, from Middle Persian mlt', from Old Persian 𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹, from Proto-Iranian mŕ̥tah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mŕ̥tas, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

مردی (Persian): manhood, virility, manliness

Definitions

  1. manhood, virility, manliness

Ancestry of “مردی”, step by step

مردی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian مرد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمردman; past stem of مردن
2Middle Persianmlt'—
3Old Persian𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹man, mortal man; human being
4Proto-Iranianmŕ̥tah—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmŕ̥tasmortal, man
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥tósdead; mortal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

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 mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mŕ̥tas →