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Where does “امیدیار” come from?

امیدیار (Persian) comes from Persian امید, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭥𐭬𐭩𐭲, from Proto-Iranian *hamwátiš.

Ancestry of “امیدیار”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianامیدhope
2Middle Persian𐭠𐭥𐭬𐭩𐭲—
3Proto-Iranian*hamwátiš—
Every word from Proto-Iranian *hamwátiš →