Where does “کشمیری” come from?

کشمیری (Persian) comes from Persian کشمیر, from Sanskrit कश्मीर, from Sanskrit कश्यपमीर, from Sanskrit कश्यप, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kaśyápas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaćyápas — turtle.

کشمیری (Persian): Kashmiri

Definitions

  1. Kashmiri

Ancestry of “کشمیری”, step by step

کشمیری traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian کشمیر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکشمیر—
2Sanskritकश्मीर—
3Sanskritकश्यपमीरKashmir
4Sanskritकश्यपa tortoise; having black teeth
5Proto-Indo-Aryankaśyápas—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniankaćyápasturtle

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaćyápas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kaśyápas →Every word from Sanskrit कश्यप →