Where does “ورزشی” come from?

ورزشی (Persian) comes from Persian ورزش, from Persian ورز, from Proto-Iranian warĵ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian warȷ́-, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

ورزشی (Persian): athletic

Definitions

  1. athletic

Ancestry of “ورزشی”, step by step

ورزشی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ورزش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianورزشsport; exercise
2Persianورزgain, profit, acquisition; custom, habit; trade,...
3Proto-Iranianwarĵ-to do
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwarȷ́-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian warȷ́- →Every word from Proto-Iranian warĵ- →