Where does “badam” come from?
badam (Malay) comes from Classical Malay بادم, from Classical Persian بادام, from Middle Persian wʾtʾm, from Proto-Indo-Iranian vātādám.
badam (Malay): almond
Ancestry of “badam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Malay | بادم | — |
| 2 | Classical Persian | بادام | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | wʾtʾm | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | vātādám | — |