Where does “haram jadah” come from?

haram jadah (Malay) comes from Classical Persian حرام‌زاده, from Persian زاده, from Middle Persian zʾtk', from Old Persian zāta, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́aHtás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

haram jadah (Malay): bastard; illegitimate child

Definitions

  1. bastard; illegitimate child

Ancestry of “haram jadah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianحرام‌زاده
2Persianزادهoffspring; a suffix forming surnames
3Middle Persianzʾtk'
4Old Persianzāta
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́aHtásbegotten, produced; child, son, offspring
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́aHtás
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