Where does “کشتیگیر” come from?
کشتیگیر (Persian) comes from Persian کشتی, from Persian ی, from Arabic ي, from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.
کشتیگیر (Persian): wrestler
Definitions
- wrestler
Ancestry of “کشتیگیر”, step by step
کشتیگیر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian کشتی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | کشتی | boat, ship; wrestling |
| 2 | Persian | ی | the grammatical particle ezafe; see... |
| 3 | Arabic | ي | bound object pronoun: me, my; The nisba suffix,... |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | ʿayn- | eye |
| 5 | Hebrew | עַיִן | eye |
via Persian گیر
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | گیر | block; obstacle |