Where does “نورشناسی” come from?

نورشناسی (Persian) comes from Persian نور, from Arabic نُور, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

نورشناسی (Persian): optics

Definitions

  1. optics

Ancestry of “نورشناسی”, step by step

نورشناسی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian نور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنورlight
2Arabicنُورlight, brightess; ray of light, light beam;...
3Classical Persianجَان—
4Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
5Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
6Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

via Persian ـشناسی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـشناسیlogy
2PersianـیForms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms...
3Middle Persian-yk'—
4Old Persian-𐎡𐎣of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to
5Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →