Where does “巴旦” come from?

巴旦 (Chinese) comes from Classical Persian بادام, from Middle Persian wʾtʾm, from Proto-Indo-Iranian vātādám.

巴旦 (Chinese): almond

Definitions

  1. almond

Ancestry of “巴旦”, step by step

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