Where does “پیش از” come from?
پیش از (Persian) comes from Persian از, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭭, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎨𐎠, from Proto-Iranian *háčaH, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
پیش از (Persian): before
Definitions
- before
Ancestry of “پیش از”, step by step
پیش از traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian از
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | از | API •; from; since |
| 2 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭭 | from |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐏃𐎨𐎠 | from, since |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *háčaH | outward, away |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via Persian پیش
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | پیش | ago; before |