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

Definitions

  1. almond

Ancestry of “badam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malayبادم—
2Classical Persianبادام—
3Middle Persianwʾtʾm—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianvātādám—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian vātādám →Every word from Middle Persian wʾtʾm →Every word from Classical Persian بادام →