Where does “badem” come from?

badem (Crimean Tatar) comes from Classical Persian بادام, from Middle Persian wʾtʾm, from Proto-Indo-Iranian vātādám.

badem (Crimean Tatar): almond

Definitions

  1. almond

Ancestry of “badem”, 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 →