Where does “үмүт” come from?

үмүт (Kyrgyz) comes from Persian امید, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭥𐭬𐭩𐭲, from Proto-Iranian *hamwátiš — hope, belief, faith.

үмүт (Kyrgyz): hope

Definitions

  1. hope

Ancestry of “үмүт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianامیدhope
2Middle Persian𐭠𐭥𐭬𐭩𐭲hope
3Proto-Iranian*hamwátišhope, belief, faith
Every word from Proto-Iranian *hamwátiš →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭥𐭬𐭩𐭲 →Every word from Persian امید →