Where does “buhtân” come from?

buhtân (Khalaj) comes from Persian بهتان, from Arabic بُهْتَان.

buhtân (Khalaj): calumny

Definitions

  1. calumny

Ancestry of “buhtân”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبهتانfalse accusation
2Arabicبُهْتَان—
Every word from Arabic بُهْتَان →Every word from Persian بهتان →