Where does “هنرپیشه” come from?

هنرپیشه (Persian) comes from Persian هنر, from Pahlavi 𐫍𐫇𐫗𐫡, from Old Persian 𐎢𐎺𐎴𐎼 — talent, capability.

هنرپیشه (Persian): actor/actress

Definitions

  1. actor/actress

Ancestry of “هنرپیشه”, step by step

هنرپیشه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian هنر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianهنرknowledge, wisdom; skill, ability; art
2Pahlavi𐫍𐫇𐫗𐫡—
3Old Persian𐎢𐎺𐎴𐎼talent, capability

via Persian پیشه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپیشهskill; craft; trade
Every word from Old Persian 𐎢𐎺𐎴𐎼 →Every word from Pahlavi 𐫍𐫇𐫗𐫡 →Every word from Persian هنر →