Where does “کامیابی” come from?

کامیابی (Persian) comes from Persian کامیاب, from Persian کام, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭬𐭪, from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎶, from Proto-Iranian káHmah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- — to desire, wish.

کامیابی (Persian): success, prosperity

Definitions

  1. success, prosperity

Ancestry of “کامیابی”, step by step

کامیابی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian کامیاب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکامیابprosperous, successful
2Persianکامdesire, wish; design, intention, pursuit; aim,...
3Middle Persian𐭠𐭬𐭪wish
4Old Persian𐎣𐎠𐎶wish; desire
5Proto-IraniankáHmahwish, desire
6Proto-Indo-IraniankáHmaswish, desire
7Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂-mo-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish

via Persian ی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianیthe grammatical particle ezafe; see...
2Arabicيbound object pronoun: me, my; The nisba suffix,...
3Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
4Hebrewעַיִןeye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas