Where does “چندضلعی” come from?

چندضلعی (Persian) comes from Persian ی, from Arabic ي, from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.

چندضلعی (Persian): polygon

Definitions

  1. polygon

Ancestry of “چندضلعی”, step by step

چندضلعی traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianیthe grammatical particle ezafe; see...
2Arabicيbound object pronoun: me, my; The nisba suffix,...
3Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
4Hebrewעַיִןeye

via Persian چند

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچندa few, several; how many, how much
2Middle Persian𐭰𐭭𐭣—

via Persian ضلع

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianضلعside
2Arabicضِلْعrib; side, edge, division
Every word from Hebrew עַיִן →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʿayn- →Every word from Arabic ي →