Where does “کتابی” come from?

کتابی (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.

کتابی (Persian): belonging to or related to a book

Definitions

  1. belonging to or related to a book

Ancestry of “کتابی”, step by step

کتابی traces back through two 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 کتاب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکتابbook
2Arabicكتابverbal noun of كَتَبَ; verbal noun of كَاتَبَ;...
3ArabicتForm of ة; Dialectal form of ة; Abbreviation of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Middle Persian -yk' →Every word from Persian ـی →