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Where does “Cumrun” come from?

Cumrun (English) comes from Persian کامران, from Persian کام, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭬𐭪, from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎶, from Proto-Iranian káHmah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- — to desire, wish.

Ancestry of “Cumrun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکامرانsuccessful; fortunate; blessed
2Persianکامdesire, wish; design, intention, pursuit; aim,...
3Middle Persian𐭠𐭬𐭪—
4Old Persian𐎣𐎠𐎶wish; desire
5Proto-IraniankáHmahwish, desire
6Proto-Indo-IraniankáHmaswish, desire
7Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂-mo-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish
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