Where does “ಪೈಗಂಬರ್” come from?
ಪೈಗಂಬರ್ (Kannada) comes from Persian پیغمبر, from Middle Persian pgtʾmbl, from Middle Persian -bl.
Ancestry of “ಪೈಗಂಬರ್”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | پیغمبر | Alternative form of پیامبر |
| 2 | Middle Persian | pgtʾmbl | prophet |
| 3 | Middle Persian | -bl | — |