Where does “پاکدامنی” come from?
پاکدامنی (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.
پاکدامنی (Persian): chastity, abstinence, modesty
Definitions
- chastity, abstinence, modesty
Ancestry of “پاکدامنی”, step by step
پاکدامنی traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian ـی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ـی | Forms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms... |
| 2 | Middle Persian | -yk' | — |
| 3 | Old Persian | -𐎡𐎣 | of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -kas | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Persian پاک
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | پاک | clean, pure; innocent, clean-handed, sinless;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |
via Persian دامن
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | دامن | skirt |