Where does “кәм” come from?

кәм (Bashkir) comes from Persian کم, from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭬 — little, small.

кәм (Bashkir): less, insufficient "in number/amount"; inferior,...

Definitions

  1. less, insufficient "in number/amount"; inferior,...

Ancestry of “кәм”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکمfew; little; small
2Middle Persian𐭪𐭬little, small

Words derived from “кәм

Every word from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭬Every word from Persian کم