Where does “معماری” come from?

معماری (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.

معماری (Persian): architecture; architectural

Definitions

  1. architecture; architectural

Ancestry of “معماری”, step by step

معماری traces back through 3 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 معمار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمعمارarchitect; builder; mason
2Arabicمِعْمَار—

via Arabic معماري

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمعماريarchitectural
2Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...
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