Where does “یخی” come from?
یخی (Persian) comes from Persian ی, from Arabic ي, from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.
یخی (Persian): icy
Ancestry of “یخی”, step by step
یخی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian ی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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 |
via Persian یخ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | یخ | ice |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | *Háyxam | ice, frost |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |