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
Ancestry of “badam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | बादाम | almond |
| 2 | Classical Persian | بادام | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | wʾtʾm | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | vātādám | — |