Where does “بدخواه” come from?

بدخواه (Classical Persian) comes from Persian خواه — present stem form of خواستن.

Ancestry of “بدخواه”, step by step

بدخواه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian خواه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخواهpresent stem form of خواستن

via Classical Persian بد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianبد
Every word from Persian خواه