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Where does “داماد” come from?

داماد (Classical Persian) comes from Middle Persian dʾmʾt', from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎼, from Proto-Iranian jā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-European *ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-European ǵem- — to marry.

Ancestry of “داماد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiandʾmʾt'—
2Old Persian𐎭𐎠𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎼—
3Proto-Iranianjā́mātāson-in-law
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ā́mātāson-in-law
5Proto-Indo-European*ȷ́ā́mātā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵem-to marry
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