Where does “پیکربندی” come from?
پیکربندی (Persian) comes from Persian پیکر, from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭲𐭪𐭫, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎫𐎡𐎣𐎼, from Proto-Iranian patikárah, from Proto-Iranian pati-, from Proto-Iranian *rādi-, from Proto-Iranian *rād-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HraHdʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
پیکربندی (Persian): configuration
Ancestry of “پیکربندی”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | پیکر | face, countenance; form, figure, mould, model;... |
| 2 | Middle Persian | 𐭯𐭲𐭪𐭫 | picture, image |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎫𐎡𐎣𐎼 | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | patikárah | image, picture; statue; likeness, representation |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | pati- | against, toward; lord |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | *rādi- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | *rād- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HraHdʰ- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |