Where does “bonyad” come from?

bonyad (English) comes from Persian بنیاد, from Middle Persian bun-dāt, from Old Persian buna datiy — placed it in the foundation.

bonyad (English): A kind of charitable trust in Iran

Definitions

  1. A kind of charitable trust in Iran

Ancestry of “bonyad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبنیادfoundation, basis; foundation, trust
2Middle Persianbun-dāt—
3Old Persianbuna datiyplaced it in the foundation
Every word from Old Persian buna datiy →Every word from Middle Persian bun-dāt →Every word from Persian بنیاد →