Where does “badam” come from?

badam (English) comes from Hindi बादाम, from Classical Persian بادام, from Middle Persian wʾtʾm, from Proto-Indo-Iranian vātādám.

badam (English): An almond

Definitions

  1. An almond

Ancestry of “badam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबादामalmond
2Classical Persianبادام—
3Middle Persianwʾtʾm—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianvātādám—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian vātādám →Every word from Middle Persian wʾtʾm →Every word from Classical Persian بادام →