Where does “یاقوت ارغوانی” come from?

یاقوت ارغوانی (Persian) comes from Persian ارغوانی, from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

یاقوت ارغوانی (Persian): amethyst

Definitions

  1. amethyst

Ancestry of “یاقوت ارغوانی”, step by step

یاقوت ارغوانی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ارغوانی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianارغوانیcolour of the blossom of "Cercis siliquastrum";...
2PersianـیForms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms...
3Middle Persian-yk'
4Old Persian-𐎡𐎣of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to
5Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Persian یاقوت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianیاقوتruby
2Arabicيَاقُوت
3Ancient GreekῨ̔ᾰ́κινθος
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Middle Persian -yk'Every word from Persian ـی