Where does “कामयाब” come from?
कामयाब (Hindi) comes from Persian کامیاب, 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.
कामयाब (Hindi): successful, prosperous
Ancestry of “कामयाब”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | کامیاب | — |
| 2 | Persian | کام | desire, wish; design, intention, pursuit; aim,... |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭠𐭬𐭪 | — |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐎣𐎠𐎶 | wish; desire |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | káHmah | wish, desire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | káHmas | wish, desire |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kóh₂-mo-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂- | to desire, wish |
Words derived from “कामयाब”