Where does “شکاری” come from?
شکاری (Urdu) comes from Persian شکاری, from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
شکاری (Urdu): hunter, predator
Definitions
- hunter, predator
Ancestry of “شکاری”, step by step
شکاری traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian شکاری
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | شکاری | of hunting |
| 2 | Persian | ـی | Forms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms... |
| 3 | Middle Persian | -yk' | — |
| 4 | Old Persian | -𐎡𐎣 | of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -kas | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Classical Persian شِکَارِی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | شِکَارِی | — |