Where does “کشتی” come from?
کشتی (Persian) comes from Persian ی, from Arabic ي, from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.
کشتی (Persian): boat, ship; wrestling
Ancestry of “کشتی”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | ی | the grammatical particle ezafe; see... |
| 2 | Arabic | ي | bound object pronoun: me, my; The nisba suffix,... |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | ʿayn- | eye |
| 4 | Hebrew | עַיִן | eye |
Words derived from “کشتی”