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Where does “𐭡𐭥𐭬” come from?

𐭡𐭥𐭬 (Middle Persian) comes from Old Persian 𐏏, from Proto-Iranian búHmiš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúHmiš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

Ancestry of “𐭡𐭥𐭬”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐏏earth
2Proto-IranianbúHmiš—
3Proto-Indo-IranianbʰúHmišearth, land
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “𐭡𐭥𐭬”

  • بوم
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