Where does “rişxənd” come from?

rişxənd (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian ریشخند, from Persian ریش, from Middle Persian lyš — beard.

rişxənd (Azerbaijani): mockery, ridicule

Definitions

  1. mockery, ridicule

Ancestry of “rişxənd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianریشخندridicule; mockery
2Persianریشbeard; wound; scar
3Middle Persianlyšbeard
Every word from Middle Persian lyš →Every word from Persian ریش →Every word from Persian ریشخند →