Where does “бадем” come from?

бадем (Bulgarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بادم, from Classical Persian بادام, from Middle Persian wʾtʾm, from Proto-Indo-Iranian vātādám.

бадем (Bulgarian): almond tree; almond

Definitions

  1. almond tree; almond

Ancestry of “бадем”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishبادمAlternative form of بادام
2Classical Persianبادام—
3Middle Persianwʾtʾm—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianvātādám—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian vātādám →Every word from Middle Persian wʾtʾm →Every word from Classical Persian بادام →