Where does “پاکی” come from?

پاکی (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.

پاکی (Persian): folding knife

Definitions

  1. folding knife

Ancestry of “پاکی”, step by step

پاکی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Persian پاک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپاکclean, pure; innocent, clean-handed, sinless;...
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

Words derived from “پاکی

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Middle Persian -yk'Every word from Persian ـی