Where does “بیمار” come from?
بیمار (Classical Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭩𐭬𐭠𐭫, from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- — to spew, to vomit.
Ancestry of “بیمار”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | 𐭥𐭩𐭬𐭠𐭫 | sick, ill |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wemh₁- | to spew, to vomit |
Words derived from “بیمار”