Where does “موضع‌گیری” come from?

موضع‌گیری (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.

موضع‌گیری (Persian): taking a stand

Definitions

  1. taking a stand

Ancestry of “موضع‌گیری”, step by step

موضع‌گیری 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 موضع

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianموضعposition; view, opinion
2Arabicموضعverbal noun of وَضَعَ; position; place
3Arabicوَضَعَto put, lay
4Arabicضض

via Persian گیر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگیرblock; obstacle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Middle Persian -yk'Every word from Persian ـی