Where does “هرجایی” come from?

هرجایی (Persian) comes from Persian هر, from Pahlavi KRA, from Proto-Iranian hárwah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sárwas, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

هرجایی (Persian): vagrant, wandering, itinerant

Definitions

  1. vagrant, wandering, itinerant

Ancestry of “هرجایی”, step by step

هرجایی traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian هر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianهرeach; every
2PahlaviKRA
3Proto-Iranianhárwah
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansárwasall; entire, whole
5Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós
6Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

via Persian جا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجاplace; space; location
2Middle Persiangyʾgplace
3Proto-IranianHwah-to dwell, remain
4Proto-Indo-IranianHwas-to dwell, inhabit; to stay
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

via Persian ـیی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـییform of the suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sárwas