Where does “kəm” come from?

kəm (Khalaj) comes from Persian کم, from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭬 — little, small.

kəm (Khalaj): wooden border of a sieve

Definitions

  1. wooden border of a sieve

Ancestry of “kəm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکمfew; little; small
2Middle Persian𐭪𐭬little, small
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭬 →Every word from Persian کم →