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
Ancestry of “бадем”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بادم | Alternative form of بادام |
| 2 | Classical Persian | بادام | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | wʾtʾm | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | vātādám | — |