Where does “بامزه” come from?

بامزه (Persian) comes from Persian با, from Proto-Iranian *HwáHatah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwáHatas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

بامزه (Persian): cute; funny; tasty

Definitions

  1. cute; funny; tasty

Ancestry of “بامزه”, step by step

بامزه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian با

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianباsoup; API •; with
2Proto-Iranian*HwáHatahwind
3Proto-Indo-IranianHwáHataswind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via Persian مزه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمزهtaste, flavour, smack, relish; joy, pleasure; a...
2Middle Persianm(y)ck'—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →