Where does “پیشگیری” come from?

پیشگیری (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.

پیشگیری (Persian): prevention

Definitions

  1. prevention

Ancestry of “پیشگیری”, step by step

پیشگیری traces back through 3 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 گرفتن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگرفتنto grab
2Middle Persiangriftan

via Persian پیش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپیشago; before
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos